East Asia & Pacific Hong Kong SAR, China PISA 2015 SCORES TAKEAWAYS OVER TIME  Hong Kong SAR, China outperforms most participating SCIENCE READING MATHEMATICS countries/economies in Science, Reading and Mathematics in 2015. However, its performance in all three subjects has declined significantly since the last round. 2000 541 525 560  The performance of students exceeds the OECD averages by about one year in Science and Reading 2003 539 510 550 and by two years in Maths. 2006 542 536 547  More than 90% of the students have reached basic proficiency level or above in Science, Reading and 2009 549 533 555 Maths.  However, since 2006, the percentage of students with 2012 555 545 561 high proficiency has decreased in all three subjects 2015 523 527 548 with statistically significant declines in Science.  In Science, the gap between students in the top and Change since 2012 -32 -18 -13 bottom socioeconomic quintile equates to 1.7 years of schooling, which is much lower than the same gap Change since first among OECD countries (3.1 years). focal assessment in -19 1 -2  There is no significant difference in Science subject performance between boys and girls.  In Science students who participated in Early Bold = significant change. Childhood Development (ECD) programs have scored 2.8 years ahead of those who had no ECD. WB EDUCATION SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT TRENDS FINANCING:  None 600 ANALYTICAL:  None SABER:  None PISA Science Score Hong Kong SAR, China 550 Note: In 2015, the OECD introduced several improvements to the design, administration, and scaling of PISA. For the most part, these changes did not affect the comparability of the EAP 2015 results with those for previous assessments. For further 500 OECD information and implications for analyses of PISA data, please consult the PISA 2015 international report. Source: OECD, 2016. PISA 2015 Results (Volume 1): Excellence and Equity in Education. Paris: OECD. 450 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 PISA 2015 East Asia & Pacific STUDENT EQUITY PERFORMANCE PROFILE ≈ 1 year of schooling { 100% Top 20% ESCS 80% Bottom 20% ESCS PISA Science 2015 60% Females 40% Males 20% ECD 0% 2006 2015 2006 2015 2006 2015 No ECD Science Reading Math 470 500 530 560 Below basic proficiency Basic proficiency High proficiency 30 points in PISA scale ≈ 1 year of schooling ESCS: Economic, Social and Cultural Status PISA PERFORMANCE AND GDP PER CAPITA 600 Singapore 550 Japan Macao SAR, China Estonia Finland Canada Vietnam Hong Kong SAR, China Korea United Kingdom China (B-S-J-G) New Zealand Australia PISA 2015 Score in Science Switzerland 500 Poland Portugal Belgium Denmark Norway Spain Sweden United States France Austria Russian Federation Czech Republic Hungary Italy Luxembourg Croatia Lithuania Iceland Israel Kazakhstan 450 Bulgaria Chile Greece Malaysia Uruguay United Arab Emirates Moldova Albania Romania Cyprus Argentina Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Qatar Colombia Thailand Mexico Georgia 400 Indonesia Brazil Peru Tunisia Kosovo Algeria 350 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 GDP per capita in 2015 or latest, PPP (constant 2011 International $), World Bank ICP ABOUT PISA: PISA is the OECD’s benchmarking tool to assess achievement and application of key knowledge and skills of 15 year-olds. Launched in 2000, PISA is conducted every three years and tests proficiency in mathematics, reading, science, and problem-solving. In 2015, 540,000 students completed the assessment, representing 29 million 15-year-olds in the schools of the 72 participating countries and economies.