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