Special Analysis 2009
Reading results for 4th-graders
Table S-2. Standard errors for the average PIRLS scores of fourth-grade students on reading literacy scale and cutpoint scores for bottom and top 10 percent of students in each jurisdiction, by jurisdiction: 2006
| Jurisdiction |
PIRLS |
Cutpoint score |
| Average score |
Bottom 10 percent |
Top 10 percent |
| All jurisdictions |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
| |
| Russian Federation |
3.4 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
| Hong Kong, SAR |
2.4 |
5.1 |
2.4 |
| Canada, Alberta |
2.4 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
| Canada, British Columbia |
2.6 |
7.3 |
2.7 |
| Singapore |
2.9 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
| Luxembourg |
1.1 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
| Canada, Ontario |
2.7 |
5.6 |
3.6 |
| Hungary |
3.0 |
8.2 |
3.0 |
| Italy |
2.9 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
| Sweden |
2.3 |
6.5 |
3.1 |
| Germany |
2.2 |
4.2 |
1.8 |
| Belgium (Flemish) |
2.0 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
| Bulgaria |
4.4 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
| Netherlands |
1.5 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
| Denmark |
2.3 |
6.1 |
3.3 |
| Canada, Nova Scotia |
2.2 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
| Latvia |
2.3 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
| United States |
3.5 |
6.6 |
3.7 |
| England |
2.6 |
5.1 |
3.4 |
| Austria |
2.2 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
| Lithuania |
1.6 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
| Chinese Taipei |
2.0 |
3.9 |
2.3 |
| Canada, Quebec |
2.8 |
5.0 |
4.1 |
| New Zealand |
2.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
| Slovak Republic |
2.8 |
6.0 |
2.9 |
| Scotland |
2.8 |
7.4 |
3.3 |
| France |
2.1 |
3.2 |
1.7 |
| Slovenia |
2.1 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
| Poland |
2.4 |
4.9 |
2.9 |
| Spain |
2.5 |
5.1 |
3.6 |
| Israel |
3.3 |
10.1 |
2.8 |
| Iceland |
1.3 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
| Belgium (French) |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
| Moldova, Republic of |
3.0 |
5.1 |
3.8 |
| Norway |
2.6 |
5.8 |
2.8 |
| Romania |
5.0 |
10.2 |
4.6 |
| Georgia |
3.1 |
5.0 |
2.2 |
| Macedonia, Republic of |
4.1 |
6.4 |
3.5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
4.9 |
7.9 |
5.4 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
3.1 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
| Indonesia |
4.1 |
6.6 |
4.7 |
| Qatar |
1.1 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
| Kuwait |
4.2 |
8.3 |
4.8 |
| Morocco |
5.9 |
7.3 |
10.2 |
| South Africa |
5.6 |
5.3 |
12.9 |
| SOURCE: Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Kennedy, A.M., and Foy, P. (2007). PIRLS 2006 International Report: IEA’s Progress in International Reading Literacy Study in Primary Schools in 40 Countries, exhibit 1.1. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College; and International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), 2006, unpublished tabulations (November 2008). |
