Program for International Student Assessment (PISA): 2012 Results -Computer-Based Assessments: Mathematics Computer-Based Assessment

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Computer-Based Assessments: Mathematics Computer-Based Assessment

Average Scores

Table CM2. Average scores of 15-year-old students on PISA computer-based mathematics literacy scale, by education system: 2012
Education system	Average score	*s.e.*	Education system	Average score	*s.e.*
OECD average	497	0.7
Singapore	566	1.3	Norway	498	2.8
Shanghai-China	562	3.4	Slovak Republic	497	3.5
Korea, Republic of	553	4.5	Denmark	496	2.7
Hong Kong-China	550	3.4	Ireland	493	2.9
Macao-China	543	1.1	Sweden	490	2.9
Japan	539	3.3	Russian Federation	489	2.6
Chinese Taipei	537	2.8	Poland	489	4.0
Canada	523	2.2	Portugal	489	3.1
Estonia	516	2.2	Slovenia	487	1.2
Belgium	512	2.5	Spain	475	3.2
Germany	509	3.3	Hungary	470	3.9
France	508	3.3	Israel	447	5.6
Australia	508	1.6	United Arab Emirates	434	2.2
Austria	507	3.5	Chile	432	3.3
Italy	499	4.2	Brazil	421	4.7
United States	498	*4.1*	Colombia	397	3.2
Average score is higher than U.S. average score. Average score is lower than U.S. average score. NOTE: The computer-based mathematics literacy assessment was an optional assessment for education systems in 2012. Education systems are ordered by 2012 average score. The OECD average is the average of the national averages of the OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. All average scores reported as higher or lower than the U.S. average score are different at the .05 level of statistical significance. Standard error is noted by s.e. Italics indicate non-OECD countries and education systems. This table corresponds to table 5 in Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Mathematics, Science, and Reading Literacy in an International Context (NCES 2014-024). SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2012.