East Asia & Pacific Korea PISA 2015 TAKEAWAYS SCORES  Korea’s scores in Science, Reading and Mathematics OVER TIME have declined significantly since the last round.  The performance of students in each subject continues to exceed the regional and the OECD SCIENCE READING MATHEMATICS averages. Student performance in Korea exceeds OECD averages by about 1 year in Science and Maths and by half a year in Reading.  Since 2006, student proficiency in Reading has 2000 552 525 547 declined. The percentage of students who report below basic proficiency has increased and the 2003 538 534 542 percentage of students who report high proficiency 2006 522 556 547 has decreased significantly.  Since 2006, fewer students report high proficiency in 2009 538 539 546 Maths.  In Science, the difference between students in the top 2012 538 536 554 and bottom socioeconomic quintile equates to 2.8 2015 516 517 524 years of schooling, which is lower than the same gap among OECD countries (3.1 years).  The difference between urban and rural students in Change since 2012 -22 -18 -30 Science is equivalent to about half a year of schooling Change since first in favor of rural students. focal assessment in -6 -7 -18  Girls perform better than boys in Science, but this subject difference is not significant.  There is no significant difference in Science Bold = significant change. performance between students who participate in Discrepancies may occur due to rounding. Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and those with no ECD. WB EDUCATION SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT TRENDS FINANCING: 600  None ANALYTICAL:  None 550 PISA Science Score SABER: Korea  None Note: In 2015, the OECD introduced several improvements to the design, administration, and scaling of PISA. For the most EAP 500 part, these changes did not affect the comparability of the OECD 2015 results with those for previous assessments. For further information and implications for analyses of PISA data, please consult the PISA 2015 international report. Source: OECD, 2016. PISA 2015 Results (Volume 1): Excellence and Equity in Education. Paris: OECD. 450 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 PISA 2015 East Asia & Pacific STUDENT EQUITY PERFORMANCE PROFILE ≈ 1 year of schooling { 100% Top 20% ESCS 80% Bottom 20% ESCS PISA Science 2015 Urban 60% Rural 40% Females Males 20% ECD No ECD 0% 2006 2015 2006 2015 2006 2015 450 480 510 540 570 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 Spain France Austria Sweden United StatesNorway 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.