Average performance of 15-year-old girls and boys in sciences, 2022

Assessed through the PISA science scale, which assesses how comfortable and knowledgeable someone is withscience topics, focusing on their ability to discuss and think about scientific issues in everyday life.

Boys (score)350400450500550Girls (score)400BrazilBrazilIndonesiaIndonesiaJapanJapanKazakhstanKazakhstanPhilippinesPhilippinesUkraineUkraineUnited StatesUnited StatesVietnamVietnamAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America300M300MCircles sized byPopulation

Note: Initially, the average PISA score across subjects and all OECD countries was at 500 with a standard deviation of 100, so that moststudents scored between 400 and 600. Scores in later cycles were calibrated to remain comparable to this baseline.

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