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PISA 2022 Mathematics Literacy Results


EXPLORE HOW U.S. MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE COMPARED INTERNATIONALLY IN 2022

Mathematics literacy was the major domain As the major domain, a greater
proportion of the assessment is devoted to the subject area, including newly
developed items, allowing for more detailed analyses of student performance in
the subject. In addition, most items in the background questionnaires for
students and schools focus on some aspect of the major domain subject, such as
how it is taught, school resources related to the teaching of the subject, or
students' levels of engagement with the subject.in PISA 2022 as it was in 2003
and 2012. For 2022, the PISA mathematics literacy framework was updated to
reflect mathematics in a rapidly changing world driven by new technologies and
trends in which citizens are creative and engaged, making nonroutine judgments
for themselves and the society in which they live. This brings into focus
students' ability to reason mathematically and to understand computational
thinking concepts that are part of mathematical literacy.

In PISA, the assessment of mathematics literacy focuses on students' capacity to
formulate, use, and interpret mathematics in a variety of contexts. Proficiency
in mathematics is more than the ability to reproduce the knowledge of
mathematical concepts and procedures; it is conceptualized as students' ability
to extrapolate from what they know and apply their knowledge in both familiar
and unfamiliar situations.

> In PISA 2022, mathematics literacy is defined as students' capacity to
> formulate, employ, and interpret mathematics in a variety of contexts. It
> includes reasoning mathematically and using mathematical concepts, procedures,
> facts, and tools to describe, explain, and predict phenomena.

To take better advantage of the administration of PISA on computer and to
improve the measurement of the subject, the PISA 2022 assessment of mathematics
literacy included multi-stage adaptive testing for the first time. Instead of
using fixed, predetermined test booklets, as in previous cycles, the PISA 2022
mathematics assessment was dynamically determined, based on how a student
performed in prior stages. Read more about the multi-stage adaptive testing
design used in PISA.



 * International Comparisons
   of Student Achievement
 * Trends in Student
   Achievement
 * Achievement by
   Student Groups

How does the performance of U.S. 15-year-olds in mathematics compare
internationally?

Compared to the 80 other education systems in PISA 2022, the U.S. average
mathematics literacy score was lower than the average in 25 education systems,
higher than the average in 43 education systems, and not significantly different
from the average in 12 education systems.

 * The U.S. average score (465) was not significantly different from the
   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average score
   (472).
 * Compared to the 36 other participating OECD members, the U.S. average in
   mathematics literacy was lower than the average in 21 education systems,
   higher than in 6, and not significantly different from 9.
 * On a scale of 0 to 1,000, average scores in mathematics literacy across the
   education systems ranged from 336 in Cambodia to 575 in Singapore.

Click on the column headers below to sort data by education system, average
score, or difference from the U.S. average score. The default display shows
education systems ordered by the 2022 average score from largest to smallest.
When a user selects customized ordering, footnotes and special symbol notes will
be retained as they were in the default view.

Table M1. Average scores and difference from U.S. average score of 15-year-old
students on the PISA mathematics literacy scale, by education system: 2022

Filter by:

All education systems OECD members only
Education system Average score Difference from U.S. average score
OECD average472 Singapore575110Macau (China)55287Chinese Taipei54782Hong Kong
(China)54075Japan53671Korea, Republic
of52762Estonia51045Switzerland50843Canada49732Netherlands49328Ireland49227Belgium48925Denmark48924United
Kingdom48924Poland48924Austria48722Australia48722Czech
Republic48722Slovenia48520Finland48419Latvia48318Sweden48217New
Zealand47914Lithuania47510Germany47510France474Spain473Hungary473Portugal472Italy471Vietnam469Norway468Malta466United
States4650Slovak Republic464Croatia463Iceland459Israel458Turkey453-12Brunei
Darussalam442-23
Education system Average score Difference from U.S. average score
Ukraine (18 of 27 Regions)441-24Serbia440-25United Arab
Emirates431-34Greece430-35Romania428-37Kazakhstan425-39Mongolia425-40Cyprus418-47Bulgaria417-48Moldova,
Republic of414-51Qatar414-51Chile412-53Uruguay409-56Malaysia409-56Montenegro,
Republic of406-59Baku
(Azerbaijan)397-68Mexico395-70Thailand394-71Peru391-74Georgia390-75Saudi
Arabia389-76North Macedonia389-76Costa
Rica385-80Colombia383-82Brazil379-86Argentina378-87Jamaica377-87Albania368-97Palestinian
Authority366-99Indonesia366-99Morocco365-100Uzbekistan364-101Jordan361-104Panama357-108Kosovo355-110Philippines355-110Guatemala344-121El
Salvador343-121Dominican Republic339-126Paraguay338-127Cambodia336-128

Average score is higher than U.S. average score at the .05 level of statistical
significance.

Average score is lower than U.S. average score at the .05 level of statistical
significance.

Average score is not significantly different from U.S. average score at the .05
level of statistical significance.

! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error
is between 30 and 50 percent of the estimate.

!! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error
represents more than 50 percent of the estimate.

At least 50 percent but less than 75 percent of the 15-year-old population is
covered by the PISA sample.

Less than 50 percent of the 15-year-old population is covered by the PISA
sample.

NOTE: Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. Differences were computed
using unrounded numbers. The default graphic or table view shows education
systems ordered by their average scores in 2022. The ordering of notes and
special symbols in the NOTE section follows the order shown in the default
graphic/table view. Education systems are marked as OECD countries if they were
OECD members in 2022. All OECD members except for Luxembourg participated in the
PISA 2022 cycle. The OECD average is the average of the national averages of the
participating OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Italics
indicate non-OECD countries and education systems. Some apparent differences
between estimates may not be statistically significant.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program
for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2022.

See details for this data and perform your own analyses in the PISA Data
Explorer.

For More Information

 * See Technical Notes (including Coverage of Target Population Table A-4)
 * Visit the OECD website
 * Read the International PISA 2022 Report and Assessment Framework

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What is the percentage of 15-year-olds reaching the selected PISA proficiency
levels in mathematics?

In addition to scale scores, PISA describes student performance in each subject
area in terms of levels of proficiency, from the lowest level (Level 1c) to the
highest (Level 6). Read more about the skills and knowledge of students at each
mathematics literacy proficiency level. To reach a particular proficiency level,
a student must correctly answer a majority of items at that level. Students were
classified into mathematics proficiency levels according to their scores. Exact
cut scoresThe minimum score required for performance at each PISA proficiency
level. A cut score is a specified point on a score scale, such that scores at or
above that point are interpreted or acted upon differently from scores below
that point. PISA cut scores are determined through a standard-setting process
that convenes subject-area expert groups and the PISA test developers. are as
follows: Below Level 2 is a score less than 420.07; Levels 5 and above is a
score equal to or greater than 606.99. See Technical Notes for details.

In the United States, 7 percent of 15-year-old students in 2022 were top
performers in mathematics literacy, scoring at proficiency levels 5 and above;
34 percent of students were low performers in mathematics literacy, scoring
below proficiency level 2.

 * In the United States, the percentage of top performers in mathematical
   literacy (7 percent) was not significantly different from the OECD average (9
   percent). Compared to 70 other reportable education systems, the U.S.
   percentage was larger than in 33 reportable education systems, smaller than
   in 18 education systems, and not significantly different from 19 education
   systems. The percentages of top-performing 15-year-old students in
   mathematics literacy ranged from 41 percent in Singapore to nearly 0 percent
   in 10 education systems. Estimates are not reportable for 10 education
   systems because reporting standards were not met.
 * In the United States, the percentage of low performers in mathematics
   literacy (34 percent) was not significantly different from the OECD average
   (31 percent). The U.S. percentage was larger than in 31 education systems,
   smaller than in 43 education systems, and not significantly different from 6
   education systems. The percentages of low-performing 15-year-old students in
   mathematics literacy ranged from 8 percent in Macau (China) and Singapore to
   92 percent in the Dominican Republic.

Click on the column headers below to sort data by education system or different
proficiency levels. The default display shows education systems ordered by the
percentages of 15-year-olds in levels 5 and above. When a user selects
customized ordering, footnotes and special symbol notes will be retained as they
were in the default view.

Display as: Figure | Table

Figure M2. Percentage of 15-year-old students performing below level 2 or
reaching mathematics literacy proficiency levels 5 and above, by education
system: 2022
Sort by: Education system Below level 2 Levels 5 and above
Filter by: All education systems OECD members only
Figure 2For an accessible version of this data, please select the Table option
above.IcelandUnited Arab
EmiratesVietnam1Turkey1CroatiaSpainLatviaPortugalNorwayItalyLithuaniaMaltaIrelandSlovak
RepublicUnited
StatesFranceDenmarkHungaryIsraelFinlandGermanySloveniaPolandSwedenNew
ZealandAustriaCzech RepublicUnited
KingdomBelgiumAustraliaCanadaEstoniaNetherlandsSwitzerlandKorea, Republic
ofJapanHong Kong (China)Macau (China)Chinese TaipeiSingaporeOECD
average3449*28*39*3327*22*30*3130*28*3319*333429*20*29*3725*30*25*23*27*29*25*26*24*25*26*22*15*27*19*16*12*14*8*15*8*315*5*55666777777777888999*910*10*10*11*11*11*12*12*13*15*16*23*23*27*29*32*41*9020406080100Percent
Figure 2For an accessible version of this data, please select the Table option
above.PhilippinesParaguay1Panama1MoroccoKosovoJordanGuatemala2El
Salvador1Dominican Republic1Cambodia2UzbekistanSaudi ArabiaPeruPalestinian
AuthorityMexico1Jamaica1IndonesiaCosta RicaColombia1ArgentinaBrazilNorth
MacedoniaChileAlbaniaBaku (Azerbaijan)1UruguayMontenegro, Republic
ofThailand1Malaysia1GeorgiaMoldova, Republic
ofKazakhstanGreeceMongoliaQatarBrunei DarussalamBulgariaUkraine (18 of 27
Regions)1SerbiaCyprusRomania84*85*84*82*85*83*87*89*92*88*81*70*66*80*66*74*82*72*71*73*73*66*56*74*62*57*60*68*59*66*56*50*47*51*56*42*54*42*43*53*49*‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡#!!*#!*#*#!!*#!*#!!*#!!*#!!*#!*#*1*1*1*1*1*1*1*1*1!*1!*1*2*2*2*3*3*3*3*4*4*4*020406080100Percent

# Rounds to zero.

! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error
is between 30 and 50 percent of the estimate.

!! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error
is more than 50 percent of the estimate.

‡ Reporting standards not met.

* Significantly different (p < .05) from the U.S. percentage at the .05 level of
statistical significance.

At least 50 percent but less than 75 percent of the 15-year-old population is
covered by the PISA sample.

Less than 50 percent of the 15-year-old population is covered by the PISA
sample.

NOTE: The default graphic or table view shows education systems ordered by the
percentages of 15-year-olds in levels 5 and above in 2022. The ordering of notes
and special symbols in the NOTE section follows the order shown in the default
graphic/table view. Education systems are marked as OECD countries if they were
OECD members in 2022. All OECD members except for Luxembourg participated in the
PISA 2022 cycle. The OECD average is the average of the national averages of the
participating OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Italics
indicate non-OECD countries and education systems. Some apparent differences
between estimates may not be statistically significant. Students were classified
into mathematics proficiency levels according to their scores. Exact cut scores
are as follows: Below Level 2 is a score less than 420.07; Levels 5 and above is
a score equal to or greater than 606.99.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program
for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2022.

See details for this data and perform your own analyses in the PISA Data
Explorer.

Table M2. Percentage of 15-year-old students performing at selected mathematics
literacy proficiency levels, by education system: 2022

Filter by:

All education systems OECD members only

Education system Below level 2 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 5
and above OECD average 31 23 22 15 9 Singapore 8 11 18 23 41 Chinese Taipei 15
14 19 21 32 Macau (China) 8 14 23 25 29 Hong Kong (China) 14 15 21 23 27 Japan
12 16 24 25 23 Korea, Republic of 16 17 22 22 23 Switzerland 19 21 23 20 16
Netherlands 27 18 20 19 15 Estonia 15 23 27 21 13 Canada 22 23 25 18 12
Australia 26 23 22 16 12 Belgium 25 22 24 19 11 United Kingdom 24 23 24 17 11
Czech Republic 26 23 23 17 11 Austria 25 22 24 18 10 New Zealand 29 23 23 15 10
Sweden 27 23 24 17 10 Poland 23 24 26 18 9 Slovenia 25 26 24 16 9 Germany 30 24
23 15 9 Finland 25 24 25 17 9 Israel 37 21 20 14 8 Hungary 29 24 24 15 8 Denmark
20 26 28 18 8 France 29 24 24 16 7 United States 34 24 22 13 7 Slovak Republic
33 22 23 15 7 Ireland 19 26 29 19 7 Malta 33 22 23 15 7 Lithuania 28 26 24 14 7
Italy 30 26 23 14 7 Norway 31 24 23 15 7 Portugal 30 25 23 16 7 Latvia 22 28 27
16 6 Spain 27 26 25 15 6 Croatia 33 27 22 13 6 Turkey1 39 25 19 11 5 Vietnam1 28
28 25 14 5 United Arab Emirates 49 21 15 9 5 Iceland 34 26 22 12 5 Romania 49 22
16 9 4 Cyprus 53 20 14 8 4 Serbia 43 26 18 9 4 Ukraine (18 of 27 Regions)1 42 26
19 9 3 Bulgaria 54 21 15 8 3 Brunei Darussalam 42 27 19 9 3 Qatar 56 22 13 6 3
Mongolia 51 25 15 6 2 Greece 47 26 17 7 2 Kazakhstan 50 28 16 6 2 Moldova,
Republic of 56 25 13 5 1 Georgia 66 20 9 3 1 Malaysia1 59 25 11 4 1 Thailand1 68
19 8 3 1 Montenegro, Republic of 60 22 12 5 1 Uruguay 57 24 14 5 1 Baku
(Azerbaijan)1 62 22 12 4 1 Albania 74 16 7 2 1 Chile 56 26 14 4 1 North
Macedonia 66 20 10 3 1 Brazil 73 17 7 2 1 Argentina 73 18 7 2 # Colombia1 71 19
8 2 # Costa Rica 72 21 6 1 # Indonesia 82 14 4 # # Jamaica1 74 18 7 1 # Mexico1
66 23 9 2 # Palestinian Authority 80 15 4 1 # Peru 66 21 10 3 # Saudi Arabia 70
22 7 1 # Uzbekistan 81 14 4 1 # Cambodia2 88 9 2 # ‡ Dominican Republic1 92 7 1
# ‡ El Salvador1 89 9 2 # ‡ Guatemala2 87 10 2 # ‡ Jordan 83 14 3 # ‡ Kosovo 85
12 3 # ‡ Morocco 82 14 4 1 ‡ Panama1 84 12 3 1 ‡ Paraguay1 85 11 3 1 ‡
Philippines 84 12 3 1 ‡

# Rounds to zero.

! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error
is between 30 and 50 percent of the estimate.

!! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error
is more than 50 percent of the estimate.

‡ Reporting standards not met

* Significantly different (p < .05) from the U.S. percentage at the .05 level of
statistical significance.

At least 50 percent but less than 75 percent of the 15-year-old population is
covered by the PISA sample.

Less than 50 percent of the 15-year-old population is covered by the PISA
sample.

NOTE: The default graphic or table view shows education systems ordered by the
percentages of 15-year-olds in levels 5 and above in 2022. The ordering of notes
and special symbols in the NOTE section follows the order shown in the default
graphic/table view. Education systems are marked as OECD countries if they were
OECD members in 2022. All OECD members except for Luxembourg participated in the
PISA 2022 cycle. The OECD average is the average of the national averages of the
participating OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Italics
indicate non-OECD countries and education systems. Some apparent differences
between estimates may not be statistically significant. Students were classified
into mathematics proficiency levels according to their scores. Exact cut scores
are as follows: Below Level 2 is a score less than 420.07; Levels 5 and above is
a score equal to or greater than 606.99.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program
for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2022.

See details for this data and perform your own analyses in the PISA Data
Explorer.

For More Information

 * See Technical Notes (including Coverage of Target Population Table A-4)
 * Visit the OECD website
 * Read the International PISA 2022 Report and Assessment Framework

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How large is the gap in mathematics performance between top and bottom
performers?

Score gaps between top and bottom performers provide one indication of equity
within an education system. In 2022, the distribution of U.S. student scores in
mathematics literacy showed a score gap of 246 points between the 90th and 10th
percentiles.

 * The U.S. score gap between the 90th and 10th percentiles (246 points) was not
   significantly different from the score gap across the participating OECD
   countries on average (235 points).
 * The U.S. score gap was smaller than the gap in 7 education systems, larger
   than the gap in 43 and not significantly different compared to 30 education
   systems.
 * Internationally, score gaps between the 90th and 10th percentiles ranged from
   137 points in the Dominican Republic to 294 points in Chinese Taipei.

In PISA, the percentile is defined by the percentage of students scoring lower
than a particular score. The figure below shows the scores for students at the
10th percentile (the score that 10 percent of students scored below) and at the
90th percentile (the score that 90 percent of students scored below). The score
gap for each education system is the difference between its 90th and 10th
percentile scores. The percentile ranges are specific to each education system's
distribution of scores and scores can be compared across education systems.

Click on the column headers below to sort data by education system or by the
90th–10th percentile score gap. The default display shows education systems
ordered by the 2022 90th–10th percentile score gap from largest to smallest.
When a user selects customized ordering, footnotes and special symbol notes will
be retained as they were in the default view.

Display as: Figure | Table

Figure M3. Average scores and 10th and 90th percentile scores of 15-year-old
students on the PISA mathematics literacy scale and percentile score gaps, by
education system: 2022
KEY: 10th Percentile Average Score 90th Percentile
Education system 90th–10th
score gap
Figure 2For an accessible version of this data, please select the Table option
above.LithuaniaUkraine (18 of 27
Regions)1QatarSerbiaCroatiaIcelandItalyPortugalFinlandPolandSloveniaTurkey1FranceMacau
(China)JapanCanadaNorwayCzech RepublicUnited
StatesAustriaHungaryGermanyBulgariaUnited
KingdomSwedenSwitzerlandBelgiumRomaniaNew ZealandMaltaAustraliaCyprusSlovak
RepublicUnited Arab EmiratesSingaporeKorea, Republic ofHong Kong
(China)IsraelNetherlandsChinese TaipeiOECD
average0200300400500600700800100002003004005006007008001000Score591557536558582574589589600604604576593670652619589610590608595599549614607632614559609592619556591570702660672597630687590475441414440463459471472484489485453474552536497468487465487473475417489482508489428479466487418464431575527540458493547472364329307329352344357356366370369341353429410375345365345362348351298363356379359303350333358294327306433388398317348393355227*228229*229230230232233234234234236239241243244244245246246247248251251251253254257258259261262263264*268*272*274*280*282*294*235
Education system 90th–10th
score gap
Figure 2For an accessible version of this data, please select the Table option
above.Dominican Republic1El
Salvador1IndonesiaJordanKosovoMoroccoPhilippinesPanama1Saudi ArabiaPalestinian
AuthorityCosta
RicaUzbekistanGuatemala2Mexico1Cambodia2Jamaica1Colombia1Thailand1ArgentinaMalaysia1BrazilChileParaguay1KazakhstanPeruMoldova,
Republic ofLatviaIrelandMontenegro, Republic ofDenmarkNorth
MacedoniaGeorgiaMongoliaAlbaniaGreeceUruguayBrunei DarussalamEstoniaVietnam1Baku
(Azerbaijan)1Spain0200300400500600700800100002003004005006007008001000Score410423448442438449443443474452470453432487428475481495477509482514439529497521587594517595500502537481542520556620580511584339343366361355365355357389366385364344395336377383394378409379412338425391414483492406489389390425368430409442510469397473273272290284280289279278308285302283256310244291293306287317288315241329295317381387306383287288323266326303337401360290359137*151*158*158*159*160*164*165*166*167*168*170*176*178*184*185*187*189*190*193*194*198*199*201*201*205*207*207*211*213*213*214*214*216*216*217*219*219*220*221*225*

* Score gap is significantly different (p < .05) from the U.S. 90th to 10th
percentile score gap at the .05 level of statistical significance.

At least 50 percent but less than 75 percent of the 15-year-old population is
covered by the PISA sample.

Less than 50 percent of the 15-year-old population is covered by the PISA
sample.

NOTE: Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. Differences were computed
using unrounded numbers. The default graphic or table view shows education
systems ordered by the 90th–10th percentile score gap in 2022. The ordering of
notes and special symbols in the NOTE section follows the order shown in the
default graphic/table view. Education systems are marked as OECD countries if
they were OECD members in 2022. All OECD members except for Luxembourg
participated in the PISA 2022 cycle. The OECD average is the average of the
national averages of the participating OECD member countries, with each country
weighted equally. Italics indicate non-OECD countries and education systems.
Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically
significant. Selected percentiles are defined as: 10th percentile—the score that
10 percent of students scored below; 90th percentile—the score that 90 percent
of students scored below.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program
for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2022.

See details for this data and perform your own analyses in the PISA Data
Explorer.

Table M3. Average scores and 10th and 90th percentile scores of 15-year-old
students on the PISA mathematics literacy scale and percentile score gaps, by
education system: 2022

Education system 10th percentile score Average score 90th percentile score
90th–10th score gap OECD average 355 472 590 235 Chinese Taipei 393 547 687 294
Netherlands 348 493 630 282 Israel 317 458 597 280 Hong Kong (China) 398 540 672
274 Korea, Republic of 388 527 660 272 Singapore 433 575 702 268 United Arab
Emirates 306 431 570 264 Slovak Republic 327 464 591 263 Cyprus 294 418 556 262
Australia 358 487 619 261 Malta 333 466 592 259 New Zealand 350 479 609 258
Romania 303 428 559 257 Belgium 359 489 614 254 Switzerland 379 508 632 253
Sweden 356 482 607 251 United Kingdom 363 489 614 251 Bulgaria 298 417 549 251
Germany 351 475 599 248 Hungary 348 473 595 247 Austria 362 487 608 246 United
States 345 465 590 246 Czech Republic 365 487 610 245 Norway 345 468 589 244
Canada 375 497 619 244 Japan 410 536 652 243 Macau (China) 429 552 670 241
France 353 474 593 239 Turkey1 341 453 576 236 Slovenia 369 485 604 234 Poland
370 489 604 234 Finland 366 484 600 234 Portugal 356 472 589 233 Italy 357 471
589 232 Iceland 344 459 574 230 Croatia 352 463 582 230 Serbia 329 440 558 229
Qatar 307 414 536 229 Ukraine (18 of 27 Regions)1 329 441 557 228 Lithuania 364
475 591 227 Spain 359 473 584 225 Baku (Azerbaijan)1 290 397 511 221 Vietnam1
360 469 580 220 Estonia 401 510 620 219 Brunei Darussalam 337 442 556 219
Uruguay 303 409 520 217 Greece 326 430 542 216 Albania 266 368 481 216 Mongolia
323 425 537 214 Georgia 288 390 502 214 North Macedonia 287 389 500 213 Denmark
383 489 595 213 Montenegro, Republic of 306 406 517 211 Ireland 387 492 594 207
Latvia 381 483 587 207 Moldova, Republic of 317 414 521 205 Peru 295 391 497 201
Kazakhstan 329 425 529 201 Paraguay1 241 338 439 199 Chile 315 412 514 198
Brazil 288 379 482 194 Malaysia1 317 409 509 193 Argentina 287 378 477 190
Thailand1 306 394 495 189 Colombia1 293 383 481 187 Jamaica1 291 377 475 185
Cambodia2 244 336 428 184 Mexico1 310 395 487 178 Guatemala2 256 344 432 176
Uzbekistan 283 364 453 170 Costa Rica 302 385 470 168 Palestinian Authority 285
366 452 167 Saudi Arabia 308 389 474 166 Panama1 278 357 443 165 Philippines 279
355 443 164 Morocco 289 365 449 160 Kosovo 280 355 438 159 Jordan 284 361 442
158 Indonesia 290 366 448 158 El Salvador1 272 343 423 151 Dominican Republic1
273 339 410 137

* Score gap is significantly different (p < .05) from the U.S. 90th to 10th
percentile score gap at the .05 level of statistical significance.

At least 50 percent but less than 75 percent of the 15-year-old population is
covered by the PISA sample.

Less than 50 percent of the 15-year-old population is covered by the PISA
sample.

NOTE: Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. Differences were computed
using unrounded numbers. The default graphic or table view shows education
systems ordered by the 90th–10th percentile score gap in 2022. The ordering of
notes and special symbols in the NOTE section follows the order shown in the
default graphic/table view. Education systems are marked as OECD countries if
they were OECD members in 2022. All OECD members except for Luxembourg
participated in the PISA 2022 cycle. The OECD average is the average of the
national averages of the participating OECD member countries, with each country
weighted equally. Italics indicate non-OECD countries and education systems.
Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically
significant. Selected percentiles are defined as: 10th percentile—the score that
10 percent of students scored below; 90th percentile—the score that 90 percent
of students scored below.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program
for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2022.

See details for this data and perform your own analyses in the PISA Data
Explorer.

For More Information

 * See Technical Notes (including Coverage of Target Population Table A-4)
 * Visit the OECD website
 * Read the International PISA 2022 Report and Assessment Framework

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Suggested Citation: Highlights of U.S. PISA 2022 Results Web Report (NCES
2023-115 and 2024-113). U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education
Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. Available at
https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/pisa2022/.

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