Table S5. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students on the PISA science literacy content subscales, by proficiency level and education system: 2015 (NOTE: this is a 3-part table. See Part 2 | Part 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Education system | Below level 1a |
Level 1a | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | ||||||||||||||
OECD average | 6.1 | 0.10 | 15.6 | 0.14 | 24.6 | 0.15 | 26.7 | 0.15 | 18.6 | 0.14 | 7.1 | 0.09 | 1.4 | 0.04 | |||||||||||||
Albania | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Algeria | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Australia | 5.1 | 0.32 | 12.7 | 0.43 | 21.2 | 0.61 | 27.0 | 0.62 | 22.1 | 0.60 | 9.6 | 0.44 | 2.4 | 0.31 | |||||||||||||
Austria | 5.4 | 0.53 | 15.1 | 0.80 | 24.3 | 0.81 | 27.1 | 0.97 | 19.1 | 0.81 | 7.4 | 0.55 | 1.5 | 0.23 | |||||||||||||
B-S-J-G (China) | 5.7 | 0.77 | 12.2 | 0.94 | 19.2 | 0.96 | 24.0 | 1.08 | 22.0 | 0.97 | 12.9 | 1.07 | 4.0 | 0.73 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 6.2 | 0.47 | 14.7 | 0.67 | 22.3 | 0.64 | 26.0 | 0.76 | 21.3 | 0.68 | 8.2 | 0.49 | 1.2 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 26.6 | 1.01 | 31.6 | 0.80 | 24.3 | 0.65 | 12.4 | 0.62 | 4.2 | 0.44 | 0.8 | 0.19 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Buenos Aires (Argentina) | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 15.4 | 1.24 | 23.0 | 1.10 | 25.4 | 1.03 | 22.0 | 1.24 | 11.2 | 0.93 | 2.8 | 0.42 | # | ! | † | ||||||||||||
Canada | 2.5 | 0.25 | 9.1 | 0.49 | 20.5 | 0.61 | 29.6 | 0.70 | 24.9 | 0.84 | 10.8 | 0.53 | 2.5 | 0.27 | |||||||||||||
Chile | 12.1 | 0.78 | 26.0 | 0.99 | 30.9 | 0.87 | 21.8 | 0.91 | 8.0 | 0.72 | 1.1 | 0.18 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 3.5 | 0.38 | 9.6 | 0.57 | 18.3 | 0.75 | 26.9 | 0.92 | 25.2 | 0.86 | 13.0 | 0.82 | 3.5 | 0.56 | |||||||||||||
Colombia | 17.2 | 1.23 | 32.8 | 0.97 | 29.9 | 0.99 | 15.6 | 0.81 | 4.1 | 0.40 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Costa Rica | 13.8 | 0.96 | 34.1 | 1.17 | 33.4 | 0.91 | 15.1 | 0.89 | 3.3 | 0.44 | # | ! | † | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||
Croatia | 7.4 | 0.56 | 19.9 | 0.82 | 28.4 | 0.75 | 25.2 | 0.86 | 13.9 | 0.74 | 4.4 | 0.47 | 0.7 | 0.15 | |||||||||||||
Cyprus | 14.8 | 0.52 | 27.2 | 0.83 | 29.2 | 0.88 | 19.2 | 0.77 | 7.8 | 0.42 | 1.6 | 0.30 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 5.9 | 0.59 | 15.9 | 0.82 | 25.2 | 0.99 | 26.9 | 0.95 | 18.0 | 0.69 | 6.7 | 0.47 | 1.3 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||
Denmark | 3.6 | 0.43 | 11.8 | 0.87 | 24.1 | 0.85 | 30.2 | 0.90 | 21.2 | 0.90 | 7.6 | 0.55 | 1.4 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | 54.7 | 1.87 | 31.3 | 1.31 | 11.4 | 1.08 | 2.5 | 0.47 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | # | † | |||||||||||||
Estonia | 1.8 | 0.29 | 7.7 | 0.53 | 20.0 | 0.84 | 29.5 | 0.86 | 25.7 | 0.74 | 12.3 | 0.64 | 3.0 | 0.35 | |||||||||||||
Finland | 2.9 | 0.37 | 8.6 | 0.51 | 18.8 | 0.85 | 27.5 | 0.71 | 25.8 | 0.88 | 12.8 | 0.66 | 3.5 | 0.48 | |||||||||||||
France | 6.8 | 0.58 | 15.5 | 0.62 | 23.0 | 0.77 | 27.4 | 0.81 | 20.0 | 0.81 | 6.6 | 0.50 | 0.8 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Germany | 4.4 | 0.48 | 12.9 | 0.68 | 24.0 | 0.94 | 28.5 | 0.83 | 20.8 | 0.78 | 7.8 | 0.57 | 1.7 | 0.24 | |||||||||||||
Greece | 11.1 | 1.12 | 22.8 | 1.26 | 28.5 | 1.02 | 24.0 | 0.96 | 11.3 | 0.77 | 2.2 | 0.37 | # | ! | † | ||||||||||||
Hong Kong (China) | 2.0 | 0.37 | 8.1 | 0.66 | 20.6 | 0.97 | 34.0 | 0.92 | 26.7 | 0.98 | 7.8 | 0.64 | 0.8 | 0.21 | |||||||||||||
Hungary | 8.2 | 0.74 | 17.1 | 0.78 | 25.1 | 0.99 | 26.3 | 0.97 | 16.9 | 0.88 | 5.5 | 0.52 | 0.8 | 0.19 | |||||||||||||
Iceland | 6.4 | 0.59 | 18.5 | 0.81 | 30.0 | 1.13 | 27.8 | 1.00 | 14.0 | 0.78 | 3.1 | 0.36 | # | ! | † | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 3.7 | 0.51 | 12.1 | 0.78 | 24.6 | 0.75 | 29.5 | 0.91 | 21.0 | 1.05 | 7.7 | 0.50 | 1.4 | 0.21 | |||||||||||||
Israel | 11.7 | 0.87 | 19.5 | 0.97 | 23.5 | 0.84 | 22.8 | 0.89 | 15.3 | 0.89 | 6.0 | 0.58 | 1.1 | 0.17 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 7.2 | 0.60 | 17.6 | 0.88 | 26.7 | 1.05 | 27.2 | 1.00 | 16.4 | 0.91 | 4.5 | 0.38 | 0.5 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 2.4 | 0.35 | 8.2 | 0.59 | 18.1 | 0.86 | 27.3 | 0.93 | 27.1 | 0.98 | 13.3 | 0.74 | 3.5 | 0.55 | |||||||||||||
Jordan | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Korea, Republic of | 4.4 | 0.54 | 11.4 | 0.70 | 21.2 | 0.90 | 27.1 | 0.81 | 22.8 | 1.03 | 10.6 | 0.79 | 2.6 | 0.39 | |||||||||||||
Kosovo | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Latvia | 3.1 | 0.37 | 14.5 | 0.84 | 29.7 | 0.90 | 31.5 | 0.91 | 17.0 | 0.85 | 3.9 | 0.40 | # | ! | † | ||||||||||||
Lebanon | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Lithuania | 6.4 | 0.58 | 18.4 | 0.80 | 28.2 | 0.89 | 26.0 | 0.81 | 15.5 | 0.68 | 4.9 | 0.53 | # | ! | † | ||||||||||||
Luxembourg | 7.4 | 0.41 | 19.1 | 0.68 | 25.9 | 0.83 | 25.6 | 0.67 | 15.6 | 0.59 | 5.4 | 0.42 | 0.9 | 0.15 | |||||||||||||
Macau (China) | 1.5 | 0.24 | 7.3 | 0.44 | 19.8 | 0.74 | 31.6 | 1.08 | 27.5 | 0.78 | 10.4 | 0.53 | 1.9 | 0.31 | |||||||||||||
Macedonia, Republic of | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Malta | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 15.3 | 0.93 | 35.0 | 1.18 | 33.4 | 0.91 | 13.8 | 0.96 | 2.4 | 0.34 | # | ! | † | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||
Moldova, Republic of | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Montenegro, Republic of | 21.5 | 0.82 | 31.0 | 0.85 | 27.5 | 0.75 | 14.9 | 0.56 | 4.5 | 0.38 | 0.6 | 0.14 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 4.3 | 0.57 | 13.4 | 0.84 | 22.2 | 0.85 | 26.0 | 0.93 | 21.7 | 0.87 | 10.0 | 0.67 | 2.3 | 0.36 | |||||||||||||
New Zealand | 5.2 | 0.51 | 12.5 | 0.71 | 21.0 | 0.81 | 25.5 | 0.87 | 21.5 | 0.81 | 10.9 | 0.71 | 3.4 | 0.43 | |||||||||||||
Norway | 4.7 | 0.50 | 13.1 | 0.65 | 23.9 | 0.87 | 29.1 | 0.89 | 20.5 | 0.79 | 7.4 | 0.54 | 1.4 | 0.26 | |||||||||||||
Peru | 25.5 | 1.30 | 35.8 | 1.28 | 26.5 | 1.18 | 10.3 | 0.77 | 1.8 | 0.28 | ‡ | † | # | † | |||||||||||||
Poland | 3.1 | 0.43 | 12.5 | 0.69 | 26.9 | 1.10 | 30.0 | 0.95 | 19.9 | 0.87 | 6.5 | 0.60 | 1.2 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 4.3 | 0.44 | 13.8 | 0.69 | 25.5 | 0.72 | 29.0 | 0.74 | 20.1 | 0.87 | 6.5 | 0.54 | # | ! | † | ||||||||||||
Qatar | 23.2 | 0.69 | 27.4 | 0.66 | 24.2 | 0.50 | 15.7 | 0.49 | 7.4 | 0.31 | 1.8 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||
Romania | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Russian Federation | 3.6 | 0.47 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 29.7 | 0.90 | 29.6 | 0.96 | 16.8 | 0.97 | 4.4 | 0.47 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||
Singapore | 2.3 | 0.26 | 7.6 | 0.41 | 15.1 | 0.49 | 23.9 | 0.76 | 27.3 | 0.78 | 17.7 | 0.66 | 6.1 | 0.47 | |||||||||||||
Slovak Republic | 10.5 | 0.84 | 18.8 | 0.79 | 26.6 | 0.80 | 25.1 | 0.85 | 14.1 | 0.67 | 4.2 | 0.38 | 0.6 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||
Slovenia | 3.1 | 0.31 | 12.1 | 0.58 | 22.9 | 0.66 | 28.5 | 1.00 | 22.0 | 0.81 | 9.5 | 0.59 | 2.0 | 0.34 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 5.1 | 0.51 | 15.8 | 0.72 | 27.4 | 0.77 | 29.0 | 0.87 | 17.5 | 0.78 | 4.8 | 0.48 | 0.5 | 0.12 | |||||||||||||
Sweden | 5.9 | 0.56 | 14.5 | 0.97 | 23.1 | 1.01 | 26.7 | 0.85 | 19.3 | 0.84 | 8.4 | 0.68 | 2.1 | 0.32 | |||||||||||||
Switzerland | 4.8 | 0.62 | 14.2 | 0.71 | 23.3 | 0.82 | 26.8 | 1.12 | 21.4 | 1.04 | 8.2 | 0.68 | 1.3 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||
Thailand | 14.9 | 0.93 | 31.4 | 1.09 | 30.8 | 1.02 | 16.4 | 0.99 | 5.5 | 0.65 | 1.0 | 0.28 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
Tunisia | 25.8 | 1.26 | 43.4 | 1.17 | 24.2 | 1.05 | 5.9 | 0.76 | # | ! | † | ‡ | † | # | † | ||||||||||||
Turkey | 12.9 | 1.08 | 30.0 | 1.49 | 30.4 | 1.41 | 20.2 | 1.44 | 6.0 | 1.01 | # | ! | † | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 17.5 | 0.89 | 25.8 | 0.85 | 25.5 | 0.79 | 18.2 | 0.76 | 9.6 | 0.55 | 3.1 | 0.28 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 4.9 | 0.47 | 13.1 | 0.67 | 22.3 | 0.93 | 26.7 | 0.74 | 20.9 | 0.80 | 9.6 | 0.64 | 2.4 | 0.31 | |||||||||||||
United States | 5.5 | 0.56 | 15.8 | 0.83 | 25.4 | 1.07 | 26.3 | 0.95 | 18.5 | 0.93 | 7.1 | 0.63 | 1.3 | 0.28 | |||||||||||||
Uruguay | 15.4 | 0.87 | 27.2 | 0.93 | 28.4 | 0.89 | 19.3 | 0.72 | 7.9 | 0.58 | 1.6 | 0.27 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Vietnam | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | |||||||||||||
U.S. states and territories | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 3.0 | 0.60 | 9.5 | 1.31 | 20.1 | 1.72 | 29.2 | 1.44 | 24.1 | 1.80 | 11.5 | 1.67 | 2.6 | 0.72 | |||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4.1 | 0.77 | 14.5 | 1.38 | 25.5 | 1.61 | 27.1 | 1.49 | 19.8 | 1.56 | 7.8 | 0.91 | 1.3 | 0.35 | |||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † | — | † |
See notes at end of table. |