Indicator
Student performance in Science ranking
Highest and lowest
In 2022, the average PISA Science score for 15-year-olds was highest in Singapore, Japan, and Macau (China), while the lowest values were recorded in Cambodia, Uzbekistan, and the Philippines. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Student performance in Science
Average score of 15-year-olds in the PISA assessment
| Rank | Economy | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 561 | 2022 |
| 2 | Japan | 547 | 2022 |
| 3 | Macau (China) | 543 | 2022 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 537 | 2022 |
| 5 | Korea | 528 | 2022 |
| 6 | Estonia | 526 | 2022 |
| 7 | Hong Kong (China) | 520 | 2022 |
| 8 | Canada | 515 | 2022 |
| 9 | Finland | 511 | 2022 |
| 10 | Australia | 507 | 2022 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 504 | 2022 |
| 12 | Ireland | 504 | 2022 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 503 | 2022 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 500 | 2022 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 500 | 2022 |
| 16 | United States | 499 | 2022 |
| 17 | Poland | 499 | 2022 |
| 18 | Czechia | 498 | 2022 |
| 19 | Latvia | 494 | 2022 |
| 20 | Denmark | 494 | 2022 |
| 21 | Sweden | 494 | 2022 |
| 22 | Germany | 492 | 2022 |
| 23 | Austria | 491 | 2022 |
| 24 | Belgium | 491 | 2022 |
| 25 | Netherlands | 488 | 2022 |
| 26 | France | 487 | 2022 |
| 27 | Hungary | 486 | 2022 |
| 28 | Spain | 485 | 2022 |
| 29 | Lithuania | 484 | 2022 |
| 30 | Portugal | 484 | 2022 |
| 31 | Croatia | 483 | 2022 |
| 32 | Norway | 478 | 2022 |
| 33 | Italy | 477 | 2022 |
| 34 | Türkiye | 476 | 2022 |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 472 | 2022 |
| 36 | Malta | 466 | 2022 |
| 37 | Israel | 465 | 2022 |
| 38 | Slovak Republic | 462 | 2022 |
| 39 | Serbia | 447 | 2022 |
| 40 | Iceland | 447 | 2022 |
| 41 | Brunei Darussalam | 446 | 2022 |
| 42 | Chile | 444 | 2022 |
| 43 | Greece | 441 | 2022 |
| 44 | Uruguay | 435 | 2022 |
| 45 | Qatar | 432 | 2022 |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 432 | 2022 |
| 47 | Romania | 428 | 2022 |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 423 | 2022 |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 421 | 2022 |
| 50 | Moldova | 417 | 2022 |
| 51 | Malaysia | 416 | 2022 |
| 52 | Mongolia | 412 | 2022 |
| 53 | Colombia | 411 | 2022 |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 411 | 2022 |
| 55 | Cyprus | 411 | 2022 |
| 56 | Mexico | 410 | 2022 |
| 57 | Thailand | 409 | 2022 |
| 58 | Peru | 408 | 2022 |
| 59 | Argentina | 406 | 2022 |
| 60 | Montenegro | 403 | 2022 |
| 61 | Brazil | 403 | 2022 |
| 62 | Jamaica | 403 | 2022 |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 390 | 2022 |
| 64 | Panama | 388 | 2022 |
| 65 | Georgia | 384 | 2022 |
| 66 | Indonesia | 383 | 2022 |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 380 | 2022 |
| 68 | Albania | 376 | 2022 |
| 69 | Jordan | 375 | 2022 |
| 70 | El Salvador | 373 | 2022 |
| 71 | Guatemala | 373 | 2022 |
| 72 | Paraguay | 368 | 2022 |
| 73 | Morocco | 365 | 2022 |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 360 | 2022 |
| 75 | Philippines | 356 | 2022 |
| 76 | Uzbekistan | 355 | 2022 |
| 77 | Cambodia | 347 | 2022 |
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Sources and updates
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.