Harmonized test scores in Japan in 2020 — 538 score. Ranked 5 in the world out of 172. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 1.8%.
2010–2020 · score, 300–625
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | score | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 538 | — | — |
| 2018 | 563 | +0 | +0.06% |
| 2017 | 563 | — | — |
| 2010 | 547 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
School test results brought by the World Bank to a single scale: a score of 300 corresponds to minimal attainment, 625 to advanced attainment. The point of the harmonization is that countries take part in different international assessments — PISA, TIMSS, regional ones — and their results are not directly comparable. The indicator answers a question that enrollment does not ask: what children have learned during the years they spent in school.
Important: The estimates are released once every few years and rest on the latest assessment available for a country, so the years differ from country to country. The gap between enrollment and results is wide: enrollment can be universal while results stand at the level of three years of schooling.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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