Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015: Highlights from Scotland's results

Report covering Scotland's performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015, covering maths reading and science.


Table A.10: 2 of 2: Estimates of proportion at each proficiency level (per cent), mathematics: OECD and UK administrations (Levels 4 to 6)

Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
% s.e. % s.e. % s.e.
Australia 18.7 (0.5) 8.6 (0.5) 2.7 (0.3)
Austria 19.9 (0.8) 9.7 (0.7) 2.7 (0.4)
Belgium 21.8 (0.7) 12.3 (0.5) 3.6 (0.4)
Canada 23.0 (0.7) 11.4 (0.6) 3.7 (0.3)
Chile 6.4 (0.5) 1.3 (0.2) 0.1 (0.1)
Czech Republic 18.4 (0.7) 8.1 (0.6) 2.2 (0.3)
Denmark 23.4 (0.9) 9.8 (0.7) 1.9 (0.3)
Estonia 24.2 (0.7) 11.3 (0.7) 2.9 (0.4)
Finland 23.7 (1.0) 9.5 (0.7) 2.2 (0.3)
France 20.6 (0.7) 9.5 (0.6) 1.9 (0.3)
Germany 21.2 (0.9) 10.1 (0.6) 2.9 (0.4)
Greece 12.3 (0.9) 3.4 (0.4) 0.5 (0.1)
Hungary 16.3 (0.8) 6.7 (0.5) 1.5 (0.3)
Iceland 17.5 (0.9) 8.1 (0.7) 2.2 (0.3)
Ireland 21.2 (0.7) 8.3 (0.5) 1.5 (0.2)
Israel 16.1 (0.8) 7.1 (0.6) 1.9 (0.3)
Italy 18.3 (0.9) 8.1 (0.6) 2.4 (0.3)
Japan 25.9 (0.9) 15.0 (0.9) 5.3 (0.7)
Korea 22.7 (0.9) 14.3 (0.9) 6.6 (0.7)
Latvia 16.3 (0.7) 4.5 (0.4) 0.6 (0.1)
Luxembourg 18.0 (0.7) 7.8 (0.4) 2.2 (0.3)
Mexico 3.2 (0.4) 0.3 (0.1) 0.0 (0.0)
Netherlands 23.0 (0.8) 12.3 (0.7) 3.2 (0.3)
New Zealand 19.0 (0.8) 8.6 (0.7) 2.8 (0.4)
Norway 21.0 (1.0) 8.7 (0.6) 1.9 (0.3)
Poland 20.6 (0.9) 9.3 (0.6) 2.9 (0.5)
Portugal 19.2 (0.8) 8.9 (0.6) 2.5 (0.3)
Slovak Republic 16.7 (0.7) 6.6 (0.5) 1.3 (0.3)
Slovenia 22.3 (0.8) 10.4 (0.6) 3.0 (0.4)
Spain 18.1 (0.7) 6.3 (0.5) 1.0 (0.2)
Sweden 19.4 (0.9) 8.4 (0.6) 2.0 (0.4)
Switzerland 23.3 (0.8) 14.0 (0.8) 5.3 (0.5)
Turkey 5.9 (0.9) 1.0 (0.3) 0.1 (0.1)
United Kingdom 18.8 (0.8) 8.3 (0.6) 2.3 (0.3)
United States 14.7 (0.8) 5.0 (0.6) 0.9 (0.2)
Scotland 18.1 (1.0) 7.2 (0.8) 1.4 (0.3)
Northern Ireland 19.7 (1.4) 6.0 (1.1) 0.7 (0.3)
Wales 15.8 (1.1) 4.1 (0.7) 0.5 (0.2)
England 19.0 (1.0) 8.7 (0.7) 2.6 (0.4)
OECD average 18.6 (0.1) 8.4 (0.1) 2.3 (0.1)

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