East Asia & Pacific Singapore PISA 2015 TAKEAWAYS SCORES OVER TIME  Singapore outperforms all other participating SCIENCE READING MATHEMATICS countries/economies in Science, Reading and Mathematics in 2015. However, since the last round scores in Maths have gone down slightly.  Students in Singapore perform at a level that is more 2009 542 526 562 than 2 years ahead of their regional and OECD 2012 551 542 573 counterparts in Science and Maths. Their performance in Reading is 1 year ahead of that of their OECD 2015 556 535 564 counterparts.  About 90% of the students have reached a basic level Change since 2012 4 -7 -9 of proficiency or above in Science, Reading and Maths. Change since first  Since 2009, the percentage of students whose focal assessment in 14 9 2 performance is below basic proficiency has dropped subject significantly in Science and Maths. Bold = significant change.  Compared to 2009, the percentage of students with a Discrepancies may occur due to rounding. high level of proficiency in Reading has increased significantly.  In Science, the difference between students in the top and bottom socioeconomic quintile equates to 4 years SCIENCE TRENDS of schooling, which is higher than the same gap among OECD countries (3.1 years). 600  Even so, students in the bottom quintile perform better than those in the top quintile in neighboring countries (eg Indonesia). Singapore  Boys perform significantly better than girls in Science.  In Science students 550 PISA Science Score with Early Childhood Development (ECD) experience score 2.2 years ahead of those with no ECD. EAP 500 OECD WB EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT 450 FINANCING: 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015  None Note: In 2015, the OECD introduced several improvements to ANALYTICAL: the design, administration, and scaling of PISA. For the most  None part, these changes did not affect the comparability of the 2015 results with those for previous assessments. For further SABER: information and implications for analyses of PISA data, please  None consult the PISA 2015 international report. Source: OECD, 2016. PISA 2015 Results (Volume 1): Excellence and Equity in Education. Paris: OECD. PISA 2015 East Asia & Pacific STUDENT EQUITY PERFORMANCE PROFILE ≈ 1 year of schooling { 100% Top 20% ESCS 80% PISA Science 2015 Bottom 20% ESCS 60% Females 40% Males 20% ECD No ECD 0% 2009 2015 2009 2015 2009 2015 480 510 540 570 600 630 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.