The World Bank Learning Outcomes Query holds data on levels of student learning in reading, mathematics, science, and problem solving. The query includes data from five international learning assessments (PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, PIAAC, and EGRA) and three regional learning assessments (SACMEQ, PASEC, LLECE). Mean scores were calculated on a scale with a centerpoint of 500 except 2004-2010 PASEC (0 to 100 scale), 1997 LLECE (250 centerpoint), PIAAC (0 to 500 scale), and EGRA (varying scales). Data may not be comparable across years, countries, languages, or assessments. Each assessment is summarized in the table below, and more detailed information is available through the source links under “About the Data”.
Assessment |
Ages/Grades |
Subjects |
Years |
Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PISA: Program for International Student Assessment |
15 Years Olds |
Math, Reading, Science |
2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 |
World |
TIMSS: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study |
4th and 8th Graders |
Math, Science |
1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
World |
PIRLS: Progress in International Reading Literacy Study |
4th Graders |
Reading Literacy |
2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 |
World |
PIAAC: Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
Adults and Young Adults (age 16-24) |
Literacy, Numeracy, Technology |
2012, 2015 |
World |
EGRA: Early Grade Reading Assessment |
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th Graders |
Reading |
2008-2014 |
World |
LLECE: Latin American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education: Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study |
3th, 4th (1997 only), and 6th Graders |
Math, Reading, and Science |
1997 (PERCE); 2006 (SERCE); 2013 (TERCE) |
Latin America |
PASEC: Program for the Analysis of CONFEMEN Education Systems |
2nd, 5th, and 6th Graders |
Math, Reading |
2004-2010 (5th Grade), 2014 (2nd & 6th Grades) |
Francophone Africa |
SACMEQ: Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality |
6th, 6th Graders |
Math, Reading |
1995, 2000, 2007 |
Anglophone Africa |
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Returns to Education and Education Quality
1. Returns to Investment in Education: A decennial review of the global literature. 2. A Global Data Set on Education Quality: An expansion of global data set (1965-2015).