Science
511
Change since 2022+12 points
Latest cycle · Released 2026
Programme for International Student Assessment
PISA 2025 results and rankings
Explore the PISA 2025 results, released in 2026, and compare scores by country in science, reading, mathematics and computational problem-solving.
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- Coverage
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- Main subject
- Science
students
education systems
UK at a glance
Above the OECD average in all three core subjects
Changes compare PISA 2025 with the 2022 cycle.
+29 vs OECD
Reading
494
Change since 20220 points
Mathematics
488
Change since 2022-1 points
A strong international position, with important context
The UK was among the top-performing systems across science, mathematics and reading. PISA compares national education systems; it does not assess individual schools.
18.2%
top performers in at least one core subject
12.0%
below Level 2 in all three core subjects
PISA 2025 rankings by subject
Scores by country and economy
Scores are ordered from highest to lowest. They are estimates, so small score differences do not necessarily indicate a meaningful difference in performance.
Assessment cycle
Main focus: Science
Science scores
91 education systems with published PISA 2025 scores
| Order | Country or economy | Score | Since 2022 | vs OECD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-S-J-Z (China) | 597 | Not available | +115 |
| 2 | Singapore | 560 | 2 points | +78 |
| 3 | Macao (China) | 541 | 2 points | +59 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 540 | 2 points | +58 |
| 5 | Japan | 538 | 9 points | +56 |
| 6 | Estonia | 527 | 1 points | +45 |
| 7 | Korea | 526 | 2 points | +44 |
| 8 | United KingdomUK | 511 | 12 points | +29 |
| 9 | Canada* | 510 | 5 points | +28 |
| 10 | New Zealand* | 509 | 5 points | +27 |
| 11 | Australia | 509 | 2 points | +27 |
| 12 | Finland | 504 | 7 points | +22 |
| 13 | United States* | 502 | 2 points | +20 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 501 | 1 points | +19 |
| 15 | Ireland | 500 | 4 points | +18 |
| 16 | Austria | 497 | 6 points | +15 |
| 17 | Hong Kong (China) | 496 | 25 points | +14 |
| 18 | Poland | 495 | 4 points | +13 |
| 19 | Türkiye | 494 | 18 points | +12 |
| 20 | Czechia | 490 | 7 points | +8 |
| 21 | Belgium | 490 | 1 points | +8 |
| 22 | Lithuania | 488 | 3 points | +6 |
| 23 | Germany | 486 | 7 points | +4 |
| 24 | Netherlands* | 485 | 3 points | +3 |
| 25 | Sweden | 485 | 8 points | +3 |
| 26 | Slovenia | 484 | 16 points | +2 |
| 27 | France | 483 | 4 points | +1 |
| 28 | Italy | 483 | 6 points | +1 |
| 29 | Portugal | 482 | 3 points | 0 |
| 30 | Hungary | 480 | 6 points | -2 |
| 31 | Denmark | 478 | 16 points | -4 |
| 32 | Spain | 477 | 7 points | -5 |
| 33 | Croatia | 476 | 6 points | -6 |
| 34 | Slovak Republic | 475 | 13 points | -7 |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 474 | Not available | -8 |
| 36 | Norway* | 470 | 8 points | -12 |
| 37 | Latvia | 468 | 25 points | -14 |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 458 | 26 points | -24 |
| 39 | Viet Nam | 457 | Not available | -25 |
| 40 | Malta | 453 | 13 points | -29 |
| 41 | Ukrainian regions (17 of 27) | 448 | 1 points | -34 |
| 42 | Uruguay | 445 | 9 points | -37 |
| 43 | Chile | 442 | 1 points | -40 |
| 44 | Israel | 442 | 23 points | -40 |
| 45 | Iceland | 441 | 6 points | -41 |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 439 | 6 points | -43 |
| 47 | Mauritius | 438 | Not available | -44 |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 438 | 83 points | -44 |
| 49 | Montenegro | 435 | 32 points | -47 |
| 50 | Albania* | 435 | Not available | -47 |
| 51 | Qatar | 434 | 2 points | -48 |
| 52 | Greece | 434 | 7 points | -48 |
| 53 | Thailand | 432 | 23 points | -50 |
| 54 | Serbia | 429 | 18 points | -53 |
| 55 | Romania | 425 | 3 points | -57 |
| 56 | Mongolia | 424 | 12 points | -58 |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 424 | 13 points | -58 |
| 58 | Georgia | 422 | 38 points | -60 |
| 59 | Moldova | 422 | 5 points | -60 |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 421 | No change | -61 |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 420 | 4 points | -62 |
| 62 | Malaysia | 419 | 3 points | -63 |
| 63 | Colombia | 414 | 3 points | -68 |
| 64 | Mexico | 414 | 4 points | -68 |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 413 | 23 points | -69 |
| 66 | Cyprus | 411 | No change | -71 |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 409 | Not available | -73 |
| 68 | Brazil | 409 | 6 points | -73 |
| 69 | Jordan | 407 | 32 points | -75 |
| 70 | Peru | 406 | 2 points | -76 |
| 71 | Ecuador | 393 | Not available | -89 |
| 72 | Argentina | 393 | 13 points | -89 |
| 73 | Indonesia | 389 | 6 points | -93 |
| 74 | El Salvador | 385 | 12 points | -97 |
| 75 | Cambodia | 382 | 35 points | -100 |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 378 | 1 points | -104 |
| 77 | Philippines | 373 | 17 points | -109 |
| 78 | Lebanon | 372 | Not available | -110 |
| 79 | Armenia | 369 | Not available | -113 |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 363 | Not available | -119 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 361 | No change | -121 |
| 82 | Palestinian Authority | 359 | 17 points | -123 |
| 83 | Morocco | 358 | 7 points | -124 |
| 84 | Kosovo | 357 | No change | -125 |
| 85 | Paraguay | 355 | 13 points | -127 |
| 86 | Kurdistan Region (Iraq) | 352 | Not available | -130 |
| 87 | Guatemala | 351 | 22 points | -131 |
| 88 | Zambia | 337 | Not available | -145 |
| 89 | Kenya | 335 | Not available | -147 |
| 90 | Dushanbe (Tajikistan) | 334 | Not available | -148 |
| 91 | Rwanda | 317 | Not available | -165 |
* Interpret with caution because one or more PISA sampling standards were not met. “Order” reflects the score-sorted table, not a statistically definitive rank. Changes compare PISA 2025 with PISA 2022; missing values were not reported by the OECD.
The long view
OECD scores since 2015
Science
489 → 482
Reading
489 → 461
Mathematics
485 → 463
Across OECD countries, reading recorded the steepest fall over the decade. Mathematics also declined sharply, while science proved more resilient.
How to read the data
Scores are a system-level signal
- PISA assesses a representative sample of 15-year-olds, regardless of the year group they are in.
- A score is an estimate. Close results can be statistically indistinguishable, so the table order is not a definitive league table.
- Sampling cautions are shown with an asterisk, and missing OECD values are left unpublished rather than estimated.
Common questions
About the PISA 2025 results
Are these the PISA 2026 results?
These are the results of the PISA 2025 assessment cycle, published by the OECD in 2026. The assessment is called PISA 2025 even though its results were released the following year.
What is the UK’s PISA 2025 ranking?
In score order, the UK placed 8th for science and 10th for both reading and mathematics. Close scores may not be statistically different, so these positions should not be read as definitive ranks.
Which education systems had the highest PISA scores?
B-S-J-Z (China) recorded the highest science and mathematics scores. Singapore led reading, while Macao (China) led computational problem-solving.
Was there a PISA 2024 assessment?
PISA is normally conducted every three years. The current cycle is PISA 2025 and the previous cycle was PISA 2022. Use the cycle selector above to explore both sets of results.
Official sources
OECD PISA reports
Data adapted from Table I.1 in each OECD report and supporting analysis, published under CC BY 4.0.