Test results Average scores on the Program for International Student Assessment, given to 15-year-olds in 65 countries or regions. The top score is 1,000. Shanghai, ChinaMath: 613 Reading: 570 Science: 580 Hong Kong, ChinaMath: 561 Reading: 545 Science: 555 SingaporeMath: 573 Reading: 542 Science: 551 Chinese TaipeiMath: 560 Reading: 523 Science: 523 JapanMath: 536 Reading: 538 Science: 547 KoreaMath: 554 Reading: 536 Science: 537 Finland Math: 519Reading: 524Science:545 Macao, ChinaMath: 538Reading: 509Science: 524 Estonia Math: 524 Reading: 516 Science: 541 Canada Math: 518Reading: 523 Science: 525 Liechtenstein Math: 535Reading: 516Science: 525 VietnamMath: 511Reading: 508 Science: 528 Switzerland Math: 531 Reading: 509Science: 515 IrelandMath: 501 Reading: 523 Science: 522 Poland Math: 518 Reading: 518 Science: 526 NetherlandsMath: 501 Reading: 523 Science: 523 Germany Math: 514 Reading: 508 Science: 524 AustraliaMath: 504 Reading: 512 Science: 521 New Zealand Math: 500 Reading: 512 Science: 516 Belgium Math: 515 Reading: 509 Science: 505 Austria Math: 506 Reading: n/a Science: 506 Slovenia Math: 501 Reading: n/a Science: 514 France Math: 495 Reading: 505 Science: 499 United Kingdom Math: 515 Reading: 509 Science: 514 Denmark Math: 500 Reading: n/aScience: 498 Norway Math: 489Reading: 504 Science: n/aCzech RepublicMath: 499 Reading: n/a Science: 508 United States Math: 481 Reading: 498 Science: 497 Latvia Math: 491 Reading: n/a Science: 502 Iceland Math: 493 Reading: n/a Science: n/a LuxembourgMath: 490 Reading: n/a Science: n/a Portugal Math: 487 Reading: n/a Science: n/a Italy Math: 485 Reading: n/a Science: n/a Spain Math: 484 Reading: n/a Science: n/a Russian Federation Math: 482 Reading: n/a Science: n/a Slovak RepublicMath: 482Reading: n/a Science: n/a Source: Program for International Student Assessment, 2012 results