Standard errors for table 8: Average TIMSS science scores of 4th- and 8th-graders, by country: 2003
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| Country |
Grade 4 |
Grade 8 |
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| International average |
0.9 |
0.5 |
| Armenia |
4.3 |
3.5 |
| Australia |
4.2 |
3.8 |
| Bahrain |
— |
1.8 |
| Belgium-Flemish |
1.8 |
2.5 |
| Botswana |
— |
2.8 |
| Bulgaria |
— |
5.2 |
| Chile |
— |
2.9 |
| Chinese Taipei |
1.7 |
3.5 |
| Cyprus |
2.4 |
2.0 |
| Egypt |
— |
3.9 |
| England |
3.6 |
— |
| Estonia |
— |
2.5 |
| Ghana |
— |
5.9 |
| Hong Kong SAR |
3.1 |
3.0 |
| Hungary |
3.0 |
2.8 |
| Indonesia |
— |
4.1 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
4.1 |
2.3 |
| Israel |
— |
3.1 |
| Italy |
3.8 |
3.1 |
| Japan |
1.5 |
1.7 |
| Jordan |
— |
3.8 |
| Korea, Republic of |
— |
1.6 |
| Latvia |
2.5 |
2.9 |
| Lebanon |
— |
4.3 |
| Lithuania |
2.6 |
2.1 |
| Macedonia, Republic of |
— |
3.6 |
| Malaysia |
— |
3.7 |
| Moldova, Republic of |
4.6 |
3.4 |
| Morocco |
6.7 |
2.5 |
| Netherlands |
2.0 |
3.1 |
| New Zealand |
2.5 |
5.0 |
| Norway |
2.6 |
2.2 |
| Palestinian National Authority |
— |
3.2 |
| Philippines |
9.4 |
5.8 |
| Romania |
— |
4.9 |
| Russian Federation |
5.2 |
3.7 |
| Saudi Arabia |
— |
4.0 |
| Scotland |
2.9 |
3.4 |
| Serbia |
— |
2.5 |
| Singapore |
5.5 |
4.3 |
| Slovak Republic |
— |
3.2 |
| Slovenia |
2.5 |
1.8 |
| South Africa |
— |
6.7 |
| Sweden |
— |
2.7 |
| Tunisia |
5.7 |
2.1 |
| United States |
2.5 |
3.1 |
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— Not available.
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SOURCE: Gonzales, P., Guzman, J.C., Partelow, L., Pahlke, E., Jocelyn, L., Kastberg, D., and Williams, T. (2004). Highlights From the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 (NCES 2005-005), tables C1 and C2. Data from International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2003.
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