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Welcome to the International Activities Program
The IAP homepage provides links to all the international studies that NCES supports. Click on the read more button to learn more about the International Activities Program. -
International Data Explorer
Use our online analysis tool to create your own analyses and explore the results from international studies. -
TIMSS 2019 U.S. Results
Just released! Explore how U.S. 4th- and 8th-grade students' mathematics and science achievement compared internationally in 2019. -
PISA results for financial literacy are in!
Explore international comparisons of 15-year-old students' performance in financial literacy! -
PIAAC State & County Skills Map
Explore, compare, and analyze estimates of adults' literacy and numeracy skills for all U.S. states and counties. -
ICILS and NAEP TEL Comparison Study
Explore the similarities and differences between the two computer literacy and technology assessment frameworks and items. -
PIAAC 2017 U.S. Results
Explore how the U.S. adult population's competencies and skills in literacy, numeracy, and digital problem solving help them successfully participate in 21st-century society and the global economy. -
TALIS 2018 Results
Explore how teachers, school conditions, and learning environments compared internationally in 2018! -
Recent Results
Find out what results are new or coming soon from U.S. participation in international studies.
What is the International Activities Program (IAP)?
Part of the U.S. Department of Education, the IAP supports a variety of activities to make international comparative data available on education and learning. Our main activities are to support U.S. participation in international studies of student knowledge and adult skills and make available the data and findings from these studies. Read MoreExplore by Subject
Click on a subject below to explore the resources available from across the various international studies.
Work with International Data
Use our online analysis tool to work directly with international data and produce your own analyses, tables, regressions, and charts. Read MoreTake our online training course to understand our data's technical details and learn what you need to know to analyze the data with your own statistical software. Read More