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Historical trend
Trend summary
England scored 494 in PISA 2022 Reading and 499 in Mathematics, above the OECD averages of 476 and 472 respectively.
Trend
- England's PISA scores have been broadly stable across the 2009–2022 cycles.
- PISA 2022 showed declines for most OECD participants following COVID-19 school disruption; England's declines were smaller than the OECD average.
- England outperforms Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in all three PISA domains in 2022.
Context
- PISA assesses 15-year-olds every three years; the 2022 cycle covered 81 education systems.
- UK nations participate separately; figures here refer to England only.
Commentary contains no editorial judgement — describes direction, magnitude, and official projections only.
OECD comparison
UK ranks #3 of 7 in the G7 (higher is better)
🇰🇷 South Korea
527 score
🇯🇵 Japan
520 score
🇨🇦 Canada
507 score
🇺🇸 United States
496 score
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
494 score
🇩🇪 Germany
475 score
🇫🇷 France
474 score
About this indicator
- Source
- OECD
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Last updated
- 5 December 2023 Data may be out of date
- Licence
- OECD Terms
- Direction
- ↓ Falling
Statistics
- Latest
- 494 score
- Period high
- 494 score
- Period low
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- Period average
- 494 score