Countries With the Highest PISA Reading
Every country with a figure for pisa reading, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Singapore (543), Ireland (516) and Japan (516). The middle country of the 88 has 438.
What this measures
PISA mean reading score, in PISA points. Source: OECD. For this measure, higher is better.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2015–2022. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | PISA reading | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 543 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Ireland | 516 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Japan | 516 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Korea, Rep. | 515 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 5 | Taiwan | 515 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 6 | Estonia | 511 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Macao SAR, China | 510 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | Canada | 507 | 2022 | North America |
| 9 | United States | 504 | 2022 | North America |
| 10 | New Zealand | 501 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 11 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 500 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 12 | Australia | 498 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 494 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Finland | 490 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Denmark | 489 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Poland | 489 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Czechia | 489 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Sweden | 487 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Switzerland | 483 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Italy | 482 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Austria | 480 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Germany | 480 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Belgium | 479 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 479 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Portugal | 477 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | Norway | 477 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Croatia | 475 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Latvia | 475 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Spain | 474 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | France | 474 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Israel | 474 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 32 | Belarus | 474 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Hungary | 473 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Lithuania | 472 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 470 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Slovenia | 469 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 462 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Netherlands | 459 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Turkiye | 456 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Chile | 448 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Slovak Republic | 447 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Malta | 445 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 43 | Serbia | 440 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Greece | 438 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Iceland | 436 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Uruguay | 430 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | Brunei Darussalam | 429 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 48 | Romania | 428 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | Ukraine | 428 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 427 | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Qatar | 419 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 417 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 53 | Mexico | 415 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 415 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Moldova | 411 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Brazil | 410 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 57 | Jamaica | 410 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Colombia | 409 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Peru | 408 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Montenegro | 405 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 404 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 403 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Argentina | 401 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Panama | 392 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Malaysia | 388 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 386 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 383 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 68 | Cyprus | 381 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Thailand | 379 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 70 | Mongolia | 378 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Guatemala | 374 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Georgia | 374 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | Paraguay | 373 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | El Salvador | 365 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Tunisia | 361 | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 76 | Indonesia | 359 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 359 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Albania | 358 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Lebanon | 353 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 351 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Algeria | 350 | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | West Bank and Gaza | 349 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 83 | Philippines | 347 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | Kosovo | 342 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Jordan | 342 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 86 | Morocco | 339 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 336 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Cambodia | 329 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
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