The Programme for International Student Assessment PISA results for 2009 were released at: www.oecd.org.
PISA has conducted International comparisons in 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009, and a selection of the latest results are shown below.
PISA 2009 results in the three subjects.
| Rank | Reading | Score |
| 1 | shanghai-China | 556 |
| 2 | Korea | 539 |
| 3 | Finland | 536 |
| 6 | Canada | 524 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 521 |
| 9 | Australia | 515 |
| 17 | United States | 500 |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 494 |
| Rank | Maths | Score |
| 1 | shanghai-China | 600 |
| 2 | singapore | 562 |
| 3 | Hong Kong-China | 555 |
| 10 | Canada | 527 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 519 |
| 15 | Australia | 514 |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 492 |
| 32 | United States | 487 |
| Rank | Science | Score |
| 1 | shanghai-China | 575 |
| 2 | Finland | 554 |
| 3 | Hong Kong-China | 549 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 532 |
| 8 | Canada | 529 |
| 10 | Australia | 527 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 514 |
| 23 | United States | 502 |
