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The UK ranks 4th of 27 on PISA mean score (2022)
The UK ranks 4th of 27 on PISA mean score in 2022: 494.3, unit PISA score points (mean of reading, mathematics and science), against an EU27 median of 479.2. Source: OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD), PISA-2022-database, snapshot of 6 November 2026.
Average student performance in the OECD's PISA assessment of 15-year-olds.
Caveat. Tested every three years, so the latest cycle may be older than other metrics. Not every country takes part in every cycle; a country appears only where it has a score.
494.3PISA score points (mean of reading, mathematics and science)(2022)
Values in PISA score points (mean of reading, mathematics and science). Countries ranked by value, 1 = top of the table, 27 with a value.
| 1 | Estonia | 515.7 | 2022 | |
| 2 | Ireland | 504.0 | 2022 | |
| 3 | Finland | 495.0 | 2022 | |
| 4 | United KingdomUK | 494.3 | 2022 | |
| 5 | Poland | 492.3 | 2022 | |
| 6 | Czechia | 491.3 | 2022 | |
| 7 | Denmark | 490.7 | 2022 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 487.7 | 2022 | |
| 9 | Belgium | 486.3 | 2022 | |
| 10 | Austria | 486.0 | 2022 | |
| 11 | Slovenia | 484.7 | 2022 | |
| 12 | Latvia | 484.0 | 2022 | |
| 13 | Germany | 482.3 | 2022 | |
| 14 | Netherlands | 480.0 | 2022 | |
| 15 | France | 478.3 | 2022 | |
| 16 | Portugal | 477.7 | 2022 | |
| 17 | Spain | 477.3 | 2022 | |
| 17 | Hungary | 477.3 | 2022 | |
| 19 | Lithuania | 477.0 | 2022 | |
| 20 | Italy | 476.7 | 2022 | |
| 21 | Croatia | 473.7 | 2022 | |
| 22 | Malta | 459.0 | 2022 | |
| 23 | Slovakia | 457.7 | 2022 | |
| 24 | Greece | 436.3 | 2022 | |
| 25 | Romania | 428.0 | 2022 | |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 414.0 | 2022 | |
| 27 | Cyprus | 403.3 | 2022 | |
| – | Luxembourg | – | – |
Rank 1 is the top of the table; the line is drawn with rank 1 at the top. Each year is ranked on that year's values.
2022: 4th · 2022: 4th
Average student performance in the OECD's PISA assessment of 15-year-olds.
Source: OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · series PISA-2022-database· vintage pisa_2022 · fetched 2026-11-06
OECD, via DBnomics (dataflows DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES@DF_HOUSE_PRICES; DSD_NAAG@DF_NAAG_V; DSD_PDB@DF_PDB_LV; PISA-2022-database; vintages 2026-04-07; 2026-06-16; pisa_2022); accessed 2026-11-06. Adapted by UK EU Ranked; not an official OECD product.
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