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href="/about-us#Our%20Editors"> Factmonster Staff </a><img src="/themes/ip/images/info-circle.png" title="Updated by an Factmonster Editor on February 21, 2017" /> </div> <div class="body"> <div class="intro"><p> More than 250,000 15-year old students from 41 countries participated in the assessment. The countries included all major industrialized nations (results for Britain were not available) and 11 other nations that chose to participate. The test scores are from 2003. </p></div><div class="center"><h3 id="A0923111" class="tabletitle">Mean Performance on Mathematics Scale </h3><table border="1" class="sgmltable"><tr><th align="left" valign="bottom"> </th><th colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom">Range of ranks<sup class="fnr">1</sup></th></tr><tr><th align="left" valign="bottom">Country</th><th align="center" valign="bottom">Upper <br />rank<sup class="fnr">2</sup></th><th align="center" valign="bottom">Lower <br />rank<sup class="fnr">3</sup></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Hong Kong (China)</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">1</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Finland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">1</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">4</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">South Korea</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">1</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Netherlands</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">2</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">7</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Liechtenstein</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">2</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">9</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Japan</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">3</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Canada</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">5</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">9</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Belgium</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">5</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Macao (China)</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">6</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Switzerland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">6</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Australia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">9</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">New Zealand</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">9</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">13</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Czech Republic</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">17</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Iceland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">13</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">16</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Denmark</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">13</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">17</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">France</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">14</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">18</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Sweden</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">15</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">19</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Austria</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">16</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">20</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Germany</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">17</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">21</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Ireland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">17</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">21</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Slovak Republic</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">19</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">24</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Norway</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">21</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">24</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Luxembourg</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">22</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">24</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Poland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">22</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">26</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Hungary</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">22</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">27</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Spain</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">25</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">28</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Latvia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">25</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">28</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">United States</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">25</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">28</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Russian Federation</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">29</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">31</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Portugal</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">29</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">31</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Italy</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">29</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">31</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Greece</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">32</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">33</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Serbia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">32</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">34</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Turkey</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">33</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">36</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Uruguay</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">34</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">36</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Thailand</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">34</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">36</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Mexico</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">37</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">37</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Indonesia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">38</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">40</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Tunisia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">38</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">40</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Brazil</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">38</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">40</td></tr></table><div class="fnt" id="A0923115">1. Because data are based on samples, it is not possible to report exact rank order positions for countries. However, it is possible to report the range of rank order positions within which the country mean lies with 95% likelihood.</div><div class="fnt" id="A0923116">2. Rank based on top two levels of proficiency (out of six) on mean scale of mathematical performance.</div><div class="fnt" id="A0923117">3. Rank based on lowest two levels of proficiency (out of six) on mean scale of mathematical performance. </div><div class="source"><i>Source: </i>Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD PISA (Program for Student Assessment) 2003 database.</div></div><div class="center"><h3 id="A0923112" class="tabletitle">Mean Performance on Reading Scale </h3><table border="1" class="sgmltable"><tr><th align="left" valign="bottom"> </th><th colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom">Range of ranks<sup class="fnr">1</sup></th></tr><tr><th align="left" valign="bottom">Country</th><th align="center" valign="bottom">Upper <br />rank<sup class="fnr">2</sup></th><th align="center" valign="bottom">Lower <br />rank<sup class="fnr">3</sup></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Finland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">1</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">South Korea</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">2</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Canada</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">2</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Australia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">3</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">6</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Liechtenstein</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">2</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">6</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">New Zealand</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">4</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">7</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Ireland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">6</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Sweden</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">7</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Netherlands</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">7</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">11</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Hong Kong (China)</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">7</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Belgium</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">9</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Norway</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">11</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">18</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Switzerland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">20</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Japan</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">22</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Macao (China)</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">19</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Poland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">21</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">France</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">22</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">United States</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">23</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Denmark</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">15</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">24</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Iceland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">17</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">24</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Germany</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">15</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">24</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Austria</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">14</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">25</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Latvia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">14</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">25</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Czech Republic</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">17</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">25</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Hungary</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">24</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">28</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Spain</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">24</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">29</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Luxembourg</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">25</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">29</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Portugal</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">25</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">30</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Italy</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">26</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">31</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Greece</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">27</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">31</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Slovak Republic</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">29</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">31</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Russian Federation</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">32</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">34</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Turkey</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">32</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">34</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Uruguay</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">33</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">34</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Thailand</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">35</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">36</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Serbia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">35</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">37</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Brazil</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">36</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">38</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Mexico</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">37</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">38</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Indonesia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">39</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">40</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Tunisia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">39</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">40</td></tr></table><div class="fnt" id="A0923118">1. Because data are based on samples, it is not possible to report exact rank order positions for countries. However, it is possible to report the range of rank order positions within which the country mean lies with 95% likelihood.</div><div class="fnt" id="A0923119">2. Rank based on top two levels of proficiency (out of six) on mean scale of reading performance.</div><div class="fnt" id="A0923120">3. Rank based on lowest two levels of proficiency (out of six) on mean scale of reading performance. </div><div class="source"><i>Source: </i>Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD PISA (Program for Student Assessment) 2003 database.</div></div><div class="center"><h3 id="A0923113" class="tabletitle">Mean Performance on Science Scale </h3><table border="1" class="sgmltable"><tr><th align="left" valign="bottom"> </th><th colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom">Range of ranks<sup class="fnr">1</sup></th></tr><tr><th align="left" valign="bottom">Country</th><th align="center" valign="bottom">Upper <br />rank<sup class="fnr">2</sup></th><th align="center" valign="bottom">Lower <br />rank<sup class="fnr">3</sup></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Finland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">1</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Japan</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">1</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Hong Kong (China)</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">2</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">4</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">South Korea</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">2</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">4</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Liechtenstein</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">5</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">11</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Australia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">5</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Macao (China)</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">5</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Netherlands</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">5</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">11</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Czech Republic</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">5</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">11</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">New Zealand</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">6</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">11</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Canada</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">8</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Switzerland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">10</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">15</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">France</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">16</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Belgium</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">12</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">16</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Sweden</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">13</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">18</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Ireland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">13</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">18</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Hungary</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">14</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">19</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Germany</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">14</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">21</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Poland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">17</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">22</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Slovak Republic</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">18</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">25</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Iceland</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">19</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">23</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">United States</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">20</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">27</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Austria</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">19</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">28</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Russian Federation</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">20</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">30</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Latvia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">20</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">29</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Spain</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">22</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">29</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Italy</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">22</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">30</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Norway</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">24</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">30</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Luxembourg</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">26</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">30</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Greece</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">25</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">31</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Denmark</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">30</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">32</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Portugal</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">31</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">32</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Uruguay</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">33</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">35</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Serbia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">33</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">36</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Turkey</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">33</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">36</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Thailand</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">34</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">36</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Mexico</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">37</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">37</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Indonesia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">38</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">39</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Brazil</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">38</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">40</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom">Tunisia</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">39</td><td align="center" valign="bottom">40</td></tr></table><div class="fnt" id="A0923121">1. 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