Average national PISA scores, reading and math, United States and eight comparison countries, 2012
| Reading | Math | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-scoring countries | Canada | 523 | 518 |
| Finland | 524 | 519 | |
| Korea | 536 | 554 | |
| Average* | 528 | 530 | |
| Similar post-industrial countries | France | 505 | 495 |
| Germany | 508 | 514 | |
| U.K. | 499 | 494 | |
| Average* | 504 | 501 | |
| High-scoring newcomer countries | Poland | 518 | 518 |
| Ireland | 523 | 501 | |
| Average* | 521 | 509 | |
| United States, overall and selected states | U.S. average | 498 | 481 |
| Massachusetts | 527 | 514 | |
| Connecticut | 521 | 506 | |
| Florida | 492 | 467 | |
| U.S. versus: | Top-scoring average | -30 | -49 |
| Similar post-industrial average | -7 | -19 | |
| High-scoring newcomer average | -23 | -28 |
* Unweighted average of these countries
Source: EPI analysis of OECD PISA International Database