International Activities Program

Welcome to the International Activities Program! Side image - School Car Park and KSS Team by Wai-Kei, Hong Kong, 2007. Photography by Greg Staley. Artwork provided by VSA’s ArtLink program.

School Car Park and KSS Team by Wai-Kei, Hong Kong, 2007.
Photography by Greg Staley.
Artwork provided by VSA’s ArtLink program.

Learn more about how U.S. education compares with education in other countries.

Find Statistics Now	Learn More About International Studies
Snapshots from the International Data Explorer Short, printable summaries of U.S. and state results on international assessments.	Assessments and Surveys Information about the international studies in which the United States participates.
Table Library Comparative international education data in ready-made tables.	Other Sources A guide to other sources of international information and data.
International Data Explorer Now Available - Analyze data from PIRLS, PISA, and TIMSS and create your own tables and charts using this on-line tool.	FAQs Responses to frequently asked questions about international comparisons and international education data.

About the International Activities Program

NCES supports a variety of activities to provide statistical data for cross-national comparisons of education. Developing indicators and conducting international assessments and surveys are two main area of activities. Read more about IAP

News and Highlights

A new web feature, Snapshots From the International Data Explorer, provides analytic summaries of U.S. results compared with international peers produced by the International Data Explorer. The first Snapshot summarizes Average Performance of U.S. Students Relative to International Peers on the Most Recent International Assessments in Mathematics, Reading, and Science: Results from PIRLS 2006, TIMSS 2007, and PISA 2009

The OECD's multi-volume international report with PISA 2009 results and PISA 2009 Profiles online tool are now available.

The PISA 2009 results are now available. Find out about U.S. student performance on PISA 2009 in the U.S. national report, Highlights From PISA 2009: Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Reading, Mathematics, and Science Literacy in an International Context

Explore and analyze PISA data, including the just-released PISA 2009 data, using the International Data Explorer.

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) indicators are available in the 2010 Condition of Education.

Find out about U.S. student performance on international assessments in the supplement to the 2009 Condition of Education, U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement: Special Supplement to the Condition of Education 2009.

Learn more about how U.S. education compares with education in other countries.

Find Statistics Now

Learn More About International Studies

Snapshots from the International Data Explorer

Assessments and Surveys

Table Library

Other Sources

International Data Explorer

FAQs