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Table 1. Average mathematics scale scores of eighth-grade students
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International average |
466 |
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Singapore |
605 |
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Korea, Republic of |
589 |
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Hong Kong SAR |
586 |
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Chinese Taipei |
585 |
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Japan |
570 |
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Belgium-Flemish |
537 |
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Netherlands |
536 |
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Estonia |
531 |
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Hungary |
529 |
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Malaysia |
508 |
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Latvia |
508 |
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Russian Federation |
508 |
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Slovak Republic |
508 |
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Australia |
505 |
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United States |
504 |
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Lithuania |
502 |
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Sweden |
499 |
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Scotland |
498 |
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Israel |
496 |
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New Zealand |
494 |
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Slovenia |
493 |
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Italy |
484 |
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Armenia |
478 |
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Serbia |
477 |
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Bulgaria |
476 |
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Romania |
475 |
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Norway |
461 |
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Moldova, Republic of |
460 |
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Cyprus |
459 |
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Macedonia, Republic of |
435 |
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Lebanon |
433 |
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Jordan |
424 |
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Iran, Islamic Republic of |
411 |
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Indonesia |
411 |
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Tunisia |
410 |
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Egypt |
406 |
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Bahrain |
401 |
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Palestinian National Authority |
390 |
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Chile |
387 |
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Morocco |
387 |
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Philippines |
378 |
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Botswana |
366 |
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Saudi Arabia |
332 |
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Ghana |
276 |
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South Africa |
264 |
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