East Asia & Pacific Japan PISA 2015 TAKEAWAYS SCORES OVER TIME  Japan outperforms most participating countries/economies in Science, Reading and Mathematics in 2015. However, its score in Reading SCIENCE READING MATHEMATICS has declined significantly since the last round.  The gap between Japan and the OECD average is about one and a half years in Science and Maths and half a year in Reading. 2000 550 522 557  About 90% of the students have reached a basic level of proficiency or above in Science, Reading and Math. 2003 548 498 534  In Science 15 percent of students have a high 2006 531 498 523 proficiency level. In Maths 20 percent of students have a high proficiency. However, in Reading only 10 2009 539 520 529 percent of students have a high proficiency.  In Science, the difference between students in the top 2012 547 538 536 and bottom socioeconomic quintile equates to 2.8 2015 538 516 532 years of schooling, which is slightly lower than the same gap among OECD countries (3.1 years).  The difference between urban and rural students in Change since 2012 -8 -22 -4 Science is equivalent to 1.9 years of schooling. Change since first  Boys perform significantly better than girls in Science, focal assessment in 7 -6 -2 and the difference equates to half a year of schooling. subject  In Science students who participate in Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs score 2.1 years ahead Bold = significant change. of those who had no ECD. Discrepancies may occur due to rounding. WB EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT SCIENCE FINANCING: TRENDS  None 600 ANALYTICAL:  None SABER: 550 Japan PISA Science Score  None Note: In 2015, the OECD introduced several improvements to the design, administration, and scaling of PISA. For the most 500 EAP OECD part, these changes did not affect the comparability of the 2015 results with those for previous assessments. For further information and implications for analyses of PISA data, please consult the PISA 2015 international report. Source: OECD, 2016. PISA 2015 Results (Volume 1): 450 Excellence and Equity in Education. Paris: OECD. 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% Urban Rural 40% Females Males 20% ECD 0% No ECD 2006 2015 2006 2015 2006 2015 460 490 520 550 580 Science Reading Math 30 points in PISA scale ≈ 1 year of schooling Below basic proficiency Basic proficiency High proficiency 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.