PISA Math Scores by Country 2026: Rankings & Charts
PISA mathematics scores shown here use the latest published OECD assessment cycle: PISA 2022. The 2026 label refers to the publishing year; the score reference year is 2022.
PISA Math Score Statistics
Score values are rounded to whole PISA scale points as reported in the NCES/OECD PISA 2022 summary table.
PISA Mathematics Ranking Chart
The chart shows the 20 highest reported mathematics scores. The complete 81-system ranking remains in the table section.
Top 20 PISA Mathematics Scores
Mean score of 15-year-old students on the PISA mathematics literacy scale, 2022.
Six East Asian education systems appear in the first six positions; Estonia is the highest reported European system at 510.
Chart analysis
- Singapore leads the reported mathematics ranking with 575 points.
- The gap between rank 1 and rank 20 is 91 points.
- The top 8 systems report scores of 508 or higher.
- Canada, the Netherlands and Ireland sit between 492 and 497.
- Belgium, Denmark, the United Kingdom and Poland all report 489.
Full PISA Mathematics Score Table
Ranking is ordered by the reported PISA 2022 mathematics score. Ties are left in source order where rounded scores match.
| Rank | System | Code | Region | Math score | Vs OECD avg | Year | Coverage note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | SGP | East Asia / Pacific | 575 | +103 | 2022 | Standard |
| 2 | Macao (China) | MAC | East Asia / Pacific | 552 | +80 | 2022 | Standard |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | TWN | East Asia / Pacific | 547 | +75 | 2022 | Standard |
| 4 | Hong Kong (China) | HKG | East Asia / Pacific | 540 | +68 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution |
| 5 | Japan | JPN | East Asia / Pacific | 536 | +64 | 2022 | Standard |
| 6 | Korea, Republic of | KOR | East Asia / Pacific | 527 | +55 | 2022 | Standard |
| 7 | Estonia | EST | Europe | 510 | +38 | 2022 | Standard |
| 8 | Switzerland | CHE | Europe | 508 | +36 | 2022 | Standard |
| 9 | Canada | CAN | North America | 497 | +25 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution |
| 10 | Netherlands | NLD | Europe | 493 | +21 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution |
| 11 | Ireland | IRL | Europe | 492 | +20 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution |
| 12 | Belgium | BEL | Europe | 489 | +17 | 2022 | Standard |
| 13 | Denmark | DNK | Europe | 489 | +17 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution |
| 14 | United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 489 | +17 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution |
| 15 | Poland | POL | Europe | 489 | +17 | 2022 | Standard |
| 16 | Austria | AUT | Europe | 487 | +15 | 2022 | Standard |
| 17 | Australia | AUS | East Asia / Pacific | 487 | +15 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution |
| 18 | Czech Republic | CZE | Europe | 487 | +15 | 2022 | Standard |
| 19 | Slovenia | SVN | Europe | 485 | +13 | 2022 | Standard |
| 20 | Finland | FIN | Europe | 484 | +12 | 2022 | Standard |
| 21 | Latvia | LVA | Europe | 483 | +11 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution |
| 22 | Sweden | SWE | Europe | 482 | +10 | 2022 | Standard |
| 23 | New Zealand | NZL | East Asia / Pacific | 479 | +7 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution |
| 24 | Lithuania | LTU | Europe | 475 | +3 | 2022 | Standard |
| 25 | Germany | DEU | Europe | 475 | +3 | 2022 | Standard |
| 26 | France | FRA | Europe | 474 | +2 | 2022 | Standard |
| 27 | Spain | ESP | Europe | 473 | +1 | 2022 | Standard |
| 28 | Hungary | HUN | Europe | 473 | +1 | 2022 | Standard |
| 29 | Portugal | PRT | Europe | 472 | +0 | 2022 | Standard |
| 30 | Italy | ITA | Europe | 471 | -1 | 2022 | Standard |
| 31 | Viet Nam | VNM | East Asia / Pacific | 469 | -3 | 2022 | 50-75% coverage |
| 32 | Norway | NOR | Europe | 468 | -4 | 2022 | Standard |
| 33 | Malta | MLT | Europe | 466 | -6 | 2022 | Standard |
| 34 | United States | USA | North America | 465 | -7 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution |
| 35 | Slovak Republic | SVK | Europe | 464 | -8 | 2022 | Standard |
| 36 | Croatia | HRV | Europe | 463 | -9 | 2022 | Standard |
| 37 | Iceland | ISL | Europe | 459 | -13 | 2022 | Standard |
| 38 | Israel | ISR | Middle East / North Africa | 458 | -14 | 2022 | Standard |
| 39 | Türkiye | TUR | Europe / West Asia | 453 | -19 | 2022 | 50-75% coverage |
| 40 | Brunei Darussalam | BRN | East Asia / Pacific | 442 | -30 | 2022 | Standard |
| 41 | Ukraine (18 of 27 regions) | UKR-18 | Europe | 441 | -31 | 2022 | 50-75% coverage |
| 42 | Serbia | SRB | Europe | 440 | -32 | 2022 | Standard |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | ARE | Middle East / North Africa | 431 | -41 | 2022 | Standard |
| 44 | Greece | GRC | Europe | 430 | -42 | 2022 | Standard |
| 45 | Romania | ROU | Europe | 428 | -44 | 2022 | Standard |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | Central Asia | 425 | -47 | 2022 | Standard |
| 47 | Mongolia | MNG | East Asia / Pacific | 425 | -47 | 2022 | Standard |
| 48 | Cyprus | CYP | Europe | 418 | -54 | 2022 | Standard |
| 49 | Bulgaria | BGR | Europe | 417 | -55 | 2022 | Standard |
| 50 | Moldova, Republic of | MDA | Europe | 414 | -58 | 2022 | Standard |
| 51 | Qatar | QAT | Middle East / North Africa | 414 | -58 | 2022 | Standard |
| 52 | Chile | CHL | Latin America / Caribbean | 412 | -60 | 2022 | Standard |
| 53 | Uruguay | URY | Latin America / Caribbean | 409 | -63 | 2022 | Standard |
| 54 | Malaysia | MYS | East Asia / Pacific | 409 | -63 | 2022 | Standard |
| 55 | Montenegro, Republic of | MNE | Europe | 406 | -66 | 2022 | Standard |
| 56 | Baku (Azerbaijan) | AZE-BAK | Central Asia | 397 | -75 | 2022 | 50-75% coverage |
| 57 | Mexico | MEX | Latin America / Caribbean | 395 | -77 | 2022 | 50-75% coverage |
| 58 | Thailand | THA | East Asia / Pacific | 394 | -78 | 2022 | 50-75% coverage |
| 59 | Peru | PER | Latin America / Caribbean | 391 | -81 | 2022 | Standard |
| 60 | Georgia | GEO | Europe / West Asia | 390 | -82 | 2022 | Standard |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | SAU | Middle East / North Africa | 389 | -83 | 2022 | Standard |
| 62 | North Macedonia | MKD | Europe | 389 | -83 | 2022 | Standard |
| 63 | Costa Rica | CRI | Latin America / Caribbean | 385 | -87 | 2022 | Standard |
| 64 | Colombia | COL | Latin America / Caribbean | 383 | -89 | 2022 | 50-75% coverage |
| 65 | Brazil | BRA | Latin America / Caribbean | 379 | -93 | 2022 | Standard |
| 66 | Argentina | ARG | Latin America / Caribbean | 378 | -94 | 2022 | Standard |
| 67 | Jamaica | JAM | Latin America / Caribbean | 377 | -95 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution; 50-75% coverage |
| 68 | Albania | ALB | Europe | 368 | -104 | 2022 | Standard |
| 69 | Palestinian Authority | PSE | Middle East / North Africa | 366 | -106 | 2022 | Standard |
| 70 | Indonesia | IDN | East Asia / Pacific | 366 | -106 | 2022 | Standard |
| 71 | Morocco | MAR | Middle East / North Africa | 365 | -107 | 2022 | Standard |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | UZB | Central Asia | 364 | -108 | 2022 | Standard |
| 73 | Jordan | JOR | Middle East / North Africa | 361 | -111 | 2022 | Standard |
| 74 | Panama | PAN | Latin America / Caribbean | 357 | -115 | 2022 | Sampling standard caution; 50-75% coverage |
| 75 | Kosovo | XKX | Europe | 355 | -117 | 2022 | Standard |
| 76 | Philippines | PHL | East Asia / Pacific | 355 | -117 | 2022 | Standard |
| 77 | Guatemala | GTM | Latin America / Caribbean | 344 | -128 | 2022 | Less than 50% coverage |
| 78 | El Salvador | SLV | Latin America / Caribbean | 343 | -129 | 2022 | 50-75% coverage |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | DOM | Latin America / Caribbean | 339 | -133 | 2022 | 50-75% coverage |
| 80 | Paraguay | PRY | Latin America / Caribbean | 338 | -134 | 2022 | 50-75% coverage |
| 81 | Cambodia | KHM | East Asia / Pacific | 336 | -136 | 2022 | Less than 50% coverage |
Table analysis
- The full table includes 81 participating education systems.
- 8 systems report scores of 500 or higher.
- 29 systems are at or above the OECD average of 472.
- Singapore is 103 points above the OECD average.
- Cambodia is the lowest reported value in this table at 336.
- The score spread from first to last is 239 points.
- Several rows carry coverage or sampling cautions; these should be retained when comparing close scores.
Score Distribution and OECD Trend
Distribution bands are page-level counts from the 81-system table. OECD trend values use OECD/OWID PISA mathematics scale anchors and the reported 2018-2022 OECD change.
OECD Average Mathematics Movement
Selected assessment-cycle anchor points on the PISA mathematics scale.
PISA mathematics was scaled with an OECD mean of 500 in the first mathematics main-assessment cycle; the 2022 OECD average is 472.
Trend analysis
- The OECD mathematics average moved from the 2003 scale anchor of 500 to 472 in 2022.
- The reported OECD change from 2018 to 2022 is -15 points.
- The 2003-to-2022 movement is -28 points using the scale anchor and the 2022 reported average.
| Score band | Systems | Lowest score | Highest score | Interpretation note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500+ | 8 | 508 | 575 | Top reported score band in this table. |
| 480-499 | 14 | 482 | 497 | Above the OECD average but below the 500 scale anchor. |
| 460-479 | 14 | 463 | 479 | Around the OECD-average band. |
| 400-459 | 19 | 406 | 459 | Below the 2022 OECD average. |
| Under 400 | 26 | 336 | 397 | Lowest reported score band in this table. |
Distribution analysis
- 26 systems fall below 400, the largest band count.
- 8 systems reach 500+.
- The 480-499 and 460-479 bands each contain 14 systems.
Regional Mean Scores in the Table
Page-level simple mean of reported PISA math scores by broad region grouping.
Regional values are not official OECD regional aggregates; they are simple means of the systems listed in the main table.
Regional analysis
- North America has a simple mean of 481.0 from two systems: Canada and the United States.
- East Asia / Pacific spans the widest score range, from 336 to 575.
- Europe includes 37 listed systems with a simple mean of 459.6.
- Latin America / Caribbean includes 14 listed systems with a simple mean of 373.6.
| Series | 2003 | 2018 | 2022 | 2018-2022 change | 2003-2022 change | Source note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECD average mathematics score | 500 | 487 | 472 | -15 | -28 | 2003 is the mathematics scale anchor; 2018 is calculated from the OECD-reported 15-point fall to 2022. |
Interpretation Notes
PISA scores compare education systems on one assessed domain and one cycle. Close score differences should be read with uncertainty and sampling notes.
Assessment Scope
PISA 2022 assessed 15-year-old students. Mathematics was the main domain in the 2022 cycle.
Score Scale
Scores are reported on a 0-1000 PISA scale. The first mathematics main cycle used an OECD mean of 500.
Ranking Scope
The ranking covers participating education systems only. It does not include non-participating countries.
Coverage Caution
Some systems have sample coverage or sampling-standard notes. These notes matter most when comparing close scores.
Source and Methodology
Ranks are ordered by the rounded PISA 2022 mathematics score. The “vs OECD avg” column subtracts the OECD average of 472 from each reported score. Regional means and distribution bands are page-level calculations from the visible table, not official OECD regional aggregates.
PISA mathematics rankings show relative performance in one assessment domain and one cycle. They do not measure an entire education system, do not establish cause, and should be read with sampling, coverage and uncertainty notes retained.