Indicator
Student performance in Reading ranking
Highest and lowest
In 2022, the average PISA Reading score for 15-year-olds was highest in Singapore, Ireland, and Japan, while the lowest values were recorded in Cambodia, Uzbekistan, and Morocco. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Student performance in Reading
Average score of 15-year-olds in the PISA assessment
| Rank | Economy | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 543 | 2022 |
| 2 | Ireland | 516 | 2022 |
| 3 | Japan | 516 | 2022 |
| 4 | Korea | 515 | 2022 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 515 | 2022 |
| 6 | Estonia | 511 | 2022 |
| 7 | Macau (China) | 510 | 2022 |
| 8 | Canada | 507 | 2022 |
| 9 | United States | 504 | 2022 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 501 | 2022 |
| 11 | Hong Kong (China) | 500 | 2022 |
| 12 | Australia | 498 | 2022 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 494 | 2022 |
| 14 | Finland | 490 | 2022 |
| 15 | Denmark | 489 | 2022 |
| 16 | Poland | 489 | 2022 |
| 17 | Czechia | 489 | 2022 |
| 18 | Sweden | 487 | 2022 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 483 | 2022 |
| 20 | Italy | 482 | 2022 |
| 21 | Austria | 480 | 2022 |
| 22 | Germany | 480 | 2022 |
| 23 | Belgium | 479 | 2022 |
| 24 | Portugal | 477 | 2022 |
| 25 | Norway | 477 | 2022 |
| 26 | Croatia | 475 | 2022 |
| 27 | Latvia | 475 | 2022 |
| 28 | Spain | 474 | 2022 |
| 29 | France | 474 | 2022 |
| 30 | Israel | 474 | 2022 |
| 31 | Hungary | 473 | 2022 |
| 32 | Lithuania | 472 | 2022 |
| 33 | Slovenia | 469 | 2022 |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 462 | 2022 |
| 35 | Netherlands | 459 | 2022 |
| 36 | Türkiye | 456 | 2022 |
| 37 | Chile | 448 | 2022 |
| 38 | Slovak Republic | 447 | 2022 |
| 39 | Malta | 445 | 2022 |
| 40 | Serbia | 440 | 2022 |
| 41 | Greece | 438 | 2022 |
| 42 | Iceland | 436 | 2022 |
| 43 | Uruguay | 430 | 2022 |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 429 | 2022 |
| 45 | Romania | 428 | 2022 |
| 46 | Qatar | 419 | 2022 |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 417 | 2022 |
| 48 | Mexico | 415 | 2022 |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 415 | 2022 |
| 50 | Moldova | 411 | 2022 |
| 51 | Brazil | 410 | 2022 |
| 52 | Jamaica | 410 | 2022 |
| 53 | Colombia | 409 | 2022 |
| 54 | Peru | 408 | 2022 |
| 55 | Montenegro | 405 | 2022 |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 404 | 2022 |
| 57 | Argentina | 401 | 2022 |
| 58 | Panama | 392 | 2022 |
| 59 | Malaysia | 388 | 2022 |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 386 | 2022 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 383 | 2022 |
| 62 | Cyprus | 381 | 2022 |
| 63 | Thailand | 379 | 2022 |
| 64 | Mongolia | 378 | 2022 |
| 65 | Guatemala | 374 | 2022 |
| 66 | Georgia | 374 | 2022 |
| 67 | Paraguay | 373 | 2022 |
| 68 | El Salvador | 365 | 2022 |
| 69 | Indonesia | 359 | 2022 |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 359 | 2022 |
| 71 | Albania | 358 | 2022 |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 351 | 2022 |
| 73 | Philippines | 347 | 2022 |
| 74 | Jordan | 342 | 2022 |
| 75 | Morocco | 339 | 2022 |
| 76 | Uzbekistan | 336 | 2022 |
| 77 | Cambodia | 329 | 2022 |
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Data sources
The data for this indicator are drawn from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) database.
Last update
This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.