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