The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide evaluation of 15-year-old school pupils' scholastic performance, performed first in 2000 and repeated every three years. It is coordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), with a view to improving educational policies and outcomes. Another similar study is the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.

Programme for International Student Assessment (2009) (Results released December 7th)
Maths
1. Shanghai, China 600
2. Singapore 562
3. Hong Kong, China 555
4. South Korea 546
5. Taiwan 543
6. Finland 541
7. Liechtenstein 536
8. Switzerland 534
9. Japan 529
10. Canada 527
11. Netherlands 526
12. Macau, China 525
13. New Zealand 519
14. Belgium 515
15. Australia 514
16. Germany 513
17. Estonia 512
18. Iceland 507
19. Denmark 503
20. Slovenia 501
21. Norway 498
22. France 497
23. Slovakia 497
24. Austria 496
25. Poland 495
26. Sweden 494
27. Czech Republic 493
28. United Kingdom 492
29. Hungary 490
30. United States 487

Sciences
1. Shanghai, China 575
2. Finland 554
3. Hong Kong, China 549
4. Singapore 542
5. Japan 539
6. South Korea 538
7. New Zealand 532
8. Canada 529
9. Estonia 528
10. Australia 527
11. Netherlands 522
12. Liechtenstein 520
13. Germany 520
14. Taiwan 520
15. Switzerland 517
16. United Kingdom 514
17. Slovenia 512
18. Macau, China 511
19. Poland 508
20. Ireland 508
21. Belgium 507
22. Hungary 503
23. United States 502
24. Norway 500
25. Czech Republic 500
26. Denmark 499
27. France 498
28. Iceland 496
29. Sweden 495
30. Latvia 494

Reading
1. Shanghai, China 556
2. South Korea 539
3. Finland 536
4. Hong Kong, China 533
5. Singapore 526
6. Canada 524
7. New Zealand 521
8. Japan 520
9. Australia 515
10. Netherlands 508
11. Belgium 506
12. Norway 503
13. Estonia 501
14. Switzerland 501
15. Poland 500
16. Iceland 500
17. United States 500
18. Liechtenstein 499
19. Sweden 497
20. Germany 497
21. Ireland 496
22. France 496
23. Taiwan 495
24. Denmark 495
25. United Kingdom 494
26. Hungary 494
27. Portugal 489
28. Macau, China 487
29. Italy 486
30. Latvia 484

ASIAN COUNTRIES = BLUE
NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES = RED
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES = GREEN
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND = BLACK

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/12/46643496.pdf

Shanghai, China #1 in Reading, Science, and Math

*moving to China*

Well of course, in United Fats of America we focus on perfecting our greasiness instead of actually going to school.

But seriously, I this is not a surprise. Chinese are on top of their game. That is why after I master Spanish, I am going to master Mandarin and study in China

I can't believe we're still the second European country. It must be really bad in other European countries then.

This also explains why China is doing so well:

Maths - 15 Australia 514
Reading - 9 Australia 515
Science - 10 Australia 527

We're not part of Asia

U.S. scores

I'm from the Philippines and that's supposed to be a sarcastic joke

Sarcasm on the internet is difficult to decipher...

Don't look down on us like that.

We got food like...



These other countries COULD NEVAH

That right there is innovation. Could the Chinese?......NOPE!

Are you currently taking Mandarin classes? I am currently taking classes and it is fun to learn it

An innovation that improves your chance of getting a heart attack...

My cue.

Yet everyone still wants to come to America.

No not currently. I am trying to master Spanish first.

That's so wrong

Roman that video