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PISA Science Performance, 2006

Figures for 2006, as OECD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

PISA Science Performance, 2006 covers 50 countries. Finland is highest, at 563.323; Qatar is lowest, at 349.313. The middle country reads 491.999.

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PISA Science Performance · Data for 2006

HighestFinland

563.323

LowestQatar

349.313

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of PISA Science Performance, 2006, as published. OECD ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 50 countries · select a heading to sort

PISA Science Performance, 2006: every country, as published by OECD.
derived
1FinlandFINNorthern Europe563.323
2Hong KongHKGEastern Asia542.211
3CanadaCANNorthern America534.470
4TaiwanTWNEastern Asia532.474
5EstoniaESTNorthern Europe531.392
6JapanJPNEastern Asia531.389
7New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand530.384
8AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand526.880
9NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe524.862
10South KoreaKOREastern Asia522.148
11SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe518.816
12GermanyDEUWestern Europe515.649
13United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe514.774
14CzechiaCZEEastern Europe512.861
15SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe511.524
16MacauMACEastern Asia510.840
17AustriaAUTWestern Europe510.837
18BelgiumBELWestern Europe510.363
19IrelandIRLNorthern Europe508.329
20HungaryHUNEastern Europe503.932
21SwedenSWENorthern Europe503.334
22PolandPOLEastern Europe497.807
23DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe495.894
24FranceFRAWestern Europe495.220
25CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe493.204

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. 1Finland563.323
  2. 2Hong Kong542.211
  3. 3Canada534.470
  4. 4Taiwan532.474
  5. 5Estonia531.392

Lowest

  1. 50Qatar349.313
  2. 49Colombia388.038
  3. 48Brazil390.332
  4. 47Argentina391.244
  5. 46Indonesia393.481

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 491.999. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • The position is ours

    OECD publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the better result.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 50 countries has every column.

04The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions — Data clause. The OECD’s own terms for its data: reuse, including commercial reuse, with the OECD credited as the source.

Cite this edition

OECD (2006). PISA Science Performance, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/pisa-science/2006

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06Questions

PISA Science Performance, 2006: questions and answers

Which country has the highest PISA science scores in PISA Science Performance, 2006?

Finland, at 563.323, of the 50 countries in the file.

What year does PISA Science Performance, 2006 describe?

2006.

How many countries does PISA Science Performance, 2006 cover?

50.

Where can I download PISA Science Performance, 2006?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is PISA Science Performance, 2006 the newest?

No. The newest held here is PISA Science Performance, 2022.

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