Dataset

Average performance of 15-year-old girls and boys in sciences

owid.average-performance-of-15-year-old-girls-and-boys-on-the-science-scale
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Assessed through the PISA science scale, which assesses how comfortable and knowledgeable someone is with science topics, focusing on their ability to discuss and think about scientific issues in everyday life. Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources. Regions defined by Our World in Data, which are used in OWID charts and maps.

Cite as: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “PISA science scores for girls” [dataset]. OECD, “PISA Database” [original data].

Publisher
Our World in Data
Tier
Official
Covers
2006–2023
Places
Countries, regions and groups of the world
Updated
annual
Last modified
2024-07-15
Units
people; score
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Method
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-performance-of-15-year-old-girls-and-boys-on-the-science-scale

Columns

NameTypeDescription
entitytextcountry, region or group
codetextISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions
yearinteger
pisa_science_average_girlsnumberPISA science scores for girls (score)
pisa_science_average_boysnumberPISA science scores for boys (score)
populationnumberPopulation (people)
owid_regiontextWorld region according to OWID

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year

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