Saturday, August 24, 2019

US Student Rankings


US students ranked 31st in math, science and reading in the 2018 Average Score of PISA Mathematics, Science and Reading. The US ranked 31st Overall, 39th in Math, 25th in science and 24th in reading. The US curriculum needs to return to emphasis on math, science and reading. The US scored 1st in these tests 50 years ago.  See below.

PISA Math, Science and Reading Scores

1 Singapore       551.7
2 Hong Kong      532.7
3 Japan              528.7
4 Macau              527.3
5 Estonia             524.3
6 Canada             523.7
7 Taiwan              523.7
8 Finland             522.7
9 Korea                519.0
10 China              514.3
11 Ireland             509.3
12 Slovenia          509.3
13 Germany         508.0
14 Netherlands     508.0
15 Switzerland      506.3
16 New Zealand   505.7
17 Denmark          504.3
18 Norway            504.3
19 Poland             503.7
20 Belgium            502.7
21 Australia           502.3
22 Vietnam           502.3
23 UK                    499.7
24 Portugal           497.0
25 France             495.7
26 Sweden            495.7
27 Austria              492.3
28 Russia              492.0
29 Spain                491.7
30 Czech Repub.   490.7
31 US                     487.7  
32 Latvia                486.7 
33 Italy                   485.3
34 Luxembourg      483.3
35 Iceland              481.0
36 Croatia              475.3
37 Lithuania           475.0
38 Hungary            474.7
39 Israel                 472.0
40 Argentina          468.7
41 Malta                 463.7
43 Slovakia            463.0
44 Chile                 443.0
45 Bulgaria            439.7
46 Cyprus              437.7
47 Romania           437.7
48 UAE                  432.7
49 Uruguay            430.0
50 Turkey               434.3              

PISA Math Scores 

1 Singapore          564
2 Hong Kong        548
3 Macau                544
4 Taiwan               542
5 Japan                 532
6 China                  531
7 S Korea              524
8 Switzerland         521
9 Estonia                520
10 Canada             516
11 Netherlands      512
12 Finland              511
13 Denmark           511
14 Slovenia            510
15 Belgium             507
16 Germany           506
17 Ireland               504
18 Poland               504
19 Norway              502
20 Austria               497
21 New Zealand     495 
22 Vietnam             495
23 Australia            494
24 Sweden             494
25 Russia               494
26 France               493
27 UK                     492
28 Portugal             492
29 Czech Repub.    492
30 Italy                    490
31 Iceland               488
32 Spain                  486
33 Luxembourg       486
34 Latvia                  482
35 Malta                   479
36 Lithuania             478
37 Hungary              477
38 Slovakia              475
39 US                       470
40 Israel                   470
41 Croatia                 464
42 Argentina             456
43 Greece                 454
44 Romania              444
45 Bulgaria                441
46 Cyprus                  437
47 UAE                      427
48 Chile                     423
49 Turkey                  420
50 Moldovia               420
   
PISA Science Scores

1 Singapore              556
2 Japan                     538
3 Estonia                   534
4 Taiwan                    532
5 Finland                   531
6 Macau                    529
7 Canada                  528
8 Vietnam                  525
9 Hong Kong             523
10 China                    518
11 S Korea                516
12 Slovenia               513
13 New Zealand        513
14 Australia                510
15 Netherlands          509
16 Germany               509
17 UK                         509
18 Switzerland           506
19 Ireland                   503
20 Denmark               502
21 Belgium                 502
22 Poland                   501
23 Portugal                 501
24 Norway                  498
25 US                         496
26 Austria                   495
27 France                   495
28 Sweden                 493
29 Czech Repub.       493
30 Spain                     493
31 Latvia                    490
32 Russia                   487
33 Luxembourg          483
34 Italy                        481
35 Hungary                 477
36 Lithuania                475
37 Croatia                   475
38 Argentina               475
39 Iceland                   473
40 Israel                      467
41 Malta                      465
42 Slovakia                 461
43 Greece                   455
44 Chile                       447
45 Bulgaria                  446
46 UAE                        437
47 Romania                 435
48 Uruguay                  435
49 Cyprus                    433
50 Moldovia                 428
    
PISA Reading Scores

1 Singapore                 535
2 Canada                     527
3 Hong Kong                527
4 Finland                      526
5 Ireland                       521
6 Estonia                      519
7 S Korea                     517
8 Japan                        516
9 Norway                      513
10 Macau                     509
11 New Zealand           509
12 Germany                 509
13 Poland                     506
14 Slovenia                  505
15 Australia                  503
16 Netherlands            503
17 Denmark                 500
18 Sweden                   500
19 Belgium                   499
20 France                     499
21 UK                           498
22 Portugal                   498
23 Taiwan                     497
24 US                           497  
25 Spain                       496
26 Russia                     495
27 China                       494
28 Switzerland              492
29 Latvia                       488
30 Vietnam                    487
31 Czech Repub.          487
32 Croatia                     487
33 Austria                      487
34 Italy                           485
35 Iceland                      482
36 Luxembourg              481
37 Israel                         479
38 Argentina                   475
39 Lithuania                   472
40 Hungary                    470
41 Greece                      467
42 Chile                          459
43 Slovakia                    453
44 Malta                         447
45 Cyprus                      443
46 Uruguay                    437
47 UAE                          434
48 Romania                   434
49 Bulgaria                    432
50 Turkey                      428
    

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader


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