Countries With the Highest PISA Science
Every country with a figure for pisa science, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Singapore (561), Japan (547) and Macao SAR, China (543). The middle country of the 88 has 447.
What this measures
PISA mean science 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 science | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 561 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Japan | 547 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Macao SAR, China | 543 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Taiwan | 537 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 5 | Korea, Rep. | 528 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 6 | Estonia | 526 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 520 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | Canada | 515 | 2022 | North America |
| 9 | Finland | 511 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Australia | 507 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 11 | New Zealand | 504 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 12 | Ireland | 504 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Switzerland | 503 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Slovenia | 500 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 500 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | United States | 499 | 2022 | North America |
| 17 | Poland | 499 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Czechia | 498 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Latvia | 494 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Denmark | 494 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Sweden | 494 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Germany | 492 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Austria | 491 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Belgium | 491 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Netherlands | 488 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | France | 487 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Hungary | 486 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Spain | 485 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Lithuania | 484 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Portugal | 484 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Croatia | 483 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Norway | 478 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 478 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Italy | 477 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 477 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Turkiye | 476 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 472 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Belarus | 471 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Malta | 466 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 40 | Israel | 465 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 41 | Slovak Republic | 462 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Ukraine | 450 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Serbia | 447 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Iceland | 447 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Brunei Darussalam | 446 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 46 | Chile | 444 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | Greece | 441 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Uruguay | 435 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 49 | Qatar | 432 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 432 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 51 | Romania | 428 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 425 | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 423 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 421 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | Moldova | 417 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Malaysia | 416 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 57 | Mongolia | 412 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 58 | Colombia | 411 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 411 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Cyprus | 411 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Mexico | 410 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Thailand | 409 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 63 | Peru | 408 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Argentina | 406 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Montenegro | 403 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | Brazil | 403 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 67 | Jamaica | 403 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 398 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 390 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 70 | Panama | 388 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 71 | Tunisia | 386 | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 72 | Georgia | 384 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | Lebanon | 384 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 74 | Indonesia | 383 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 380 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Albania | 376 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Algeria | 376 | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 78 | Jordan | 375 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 79 | El Salvador | 373 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Guatemala | 373 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | West Bank and Gaza | 369 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | Paraguay | 368 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Morocco | 365 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 360 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Kosovo | 357 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 86 | Philippines | 356 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 355 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Cambodia | 347 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
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