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                        |   Average percent correct      |                      Percentile scores                          |                Topic averages             |               Process averages
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        Country         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |Earth and |          |Exhibit basic |Combine factual|Able to draw
                        |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |Life      |Physical  |space     |Nature of | knowledge of |knowledge with | conclusions
                        |   Total  |   Male   |   Female |    1     |    5     |   10     |   90     |   95     |   99     |sciences  |sciences  |sciences  |science   |science facts |   rules and   |on the basis of
                        |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |and concepts  |   formulas    |available data
                        |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |   (Knows)    |   (Uses)      | (Integrates)
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           1            |     2    |     3    |     4    |     5    |     6    |     7    |     8    |     9    |     10   |     11   |     12   |     13   |     14   |     15       |     16        |     17
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IAEP average............|66.9  --- | ---  --- | ---  --- | ---  --- | ---  --- | ---  --- | ---  --- | ---  --- | ---  --- |68.0  --- |64.4  --- |66.9  --- |70.9  --- |72.6      --- |65.4       --- |64.9       ---
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Populations             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |              |               |
 (comprehensive)        |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |              |               |
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Korea...................|77.5 (0.5)|79.6 (0.6)|75.0 (0.7)|35.9 (0.0)|50.0 (0.0)|57.8 (3.8)|93.8 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|98.4 (0.0)|80.3 (0.5)|75.8 (0.5)|74.8 (0.6)|78.8 (0.6)|83.9 (0.5)    |77.2 (0.4)     |72.7 (0.6)
Taiwan..................|75.6 (0.4)|76.3 (0.6)|74.9 (0.6)|28.6 (3.6)|42.2 (0.0)|51.6 (0.0)|93.8 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|98.4 (0.0)|77.9 (0.5)|74.8 (0.4)|72.2 (0.5)|76.4 (0.6)|81.4 (0.5)    |74.7 (0.4)     |72.3 (0.5)
Switzerland\1\..........|73.7 (0.9)|76.4 (1.1)|70.9 (0.8)|35.9 (2.9)|50.0 (5.7)|57.8 (0.6)|92.2 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|98.4 (0.0)|74.3 (0.9)|70.3 (0.9)|74.5 (0.8)|79.8 (1.0)|77.1 (0.9)    |71.6 (0.8)     |74.6 (1.1)
Hungary.................|73.4 (0.5)|75.6 (0.6)|71.4 (0.7)|33.3 (1.9)|45.3 (1.0)|51.6 (0.0)|92.2 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|98.4 (0.0)|77.3 (0.5)|70.1 (0.6)|72.2 (0.6)|75.3 (0.7)|82.5 (0.5)    |71.1 (0.5)     |69.9 (0.7)
(Former) Soviet Union\2\|71.3 (1.0)|72.9 (1.1)|69.6 (1.0)|31.3 (0.6)|43.8 (1.0)|50.8 (1.9)|89.1 (2.3)|92.2 (2.7)|96.9 (0.0)|73.0 (1.0)|70.8 (1.0)|73.0 (0.9)|68.0 (1.2)|78.8 (1.1)    |69.8 (0.8)     |67.6 (1.3)
Slovenia................|70.3 (0.5)|72.5 (0.7)|68.2 (0.6)|34.4 (2.2)|43.8 (0.0)|50.0 (0.0)|89.1 (0.0)|92.2 (0.0)|96.9 (3.8)|73.1 (0.6)|67.3 (0.5)|70.1 (0.6)|72.5 (0.6)|80.2 (0.5)    |68.0 (0.5)     |66.0 (0.6)
Israel\3\...............|69.7 (0.7)|71.6 (0.8)|68.0 (0.8)|34.4 (0.1)|42.2 (0.0)|47.6 (3.9)|89.1 (0.0)|92.2 (0.0)|96.9 (0.0)|65.4 (0.7)|69.8 (0.7)|67.5 (0.8)|78.5 (0.7)|70.5 (0.7)    |68.4 (0.6)     |71.1 (0.8)
Canada\4\...............|68.8 (0.4)|70.5 (0.5)|67.1 (0.4)|32.8 (0.0)|43.8 (0.0)|48.4 (1.7)|87.5 (0.0)|90.6 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|68.5 (0.4)|64.9 (0.4)|67.9 (0.4)|79.0 (0.5)|71.7 (0.4)    |66.1 (0.4)     |71.0 (0.5)
France..................|68.6 (0.6)|70.7 (0.7)|66.5 (0.7)|31.3 (1.8)|40.6 (2.1)|45.3 (1.7)|89.1 (0.0)|92.2 (0.0)|96.9 (0.0)|67.5 (0.6)|66.8 (0.6)|66.8 (0.6)|75.7 (0.7)|71.4 (0.6)    |66.3 (0.6)     |70.1 (0.8)
Scotland................|67.9 (0.6)|69.6 (0.7)|66.3 (0.9)|28.6 (2.5)|39.1 (0.0)|45.3 (0.0)|87.5 (2.6)|90.6 (5.4)|96.9 (5.2)|67.3 (0.7)|65.7 (0.7)|64.1 (0.8)|76.8 (0.7)|72.3 (0.7)    |65.8 (0.6)     |67.7 (0.8)
Spain\5\ ...............|67.5 (0.6)|69.2 (0.8)|66.0 (0.7)|35.1 (0.5)|42.6 (1.3)|48.4 (0.2)|85.9 (2.6)|89.1 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|70.3 (0.6)|64.1 (0.7)|68.5 (0.7)|70.0 (0.7)|76.3 (0.7)    |65.2 (0.6)     |64.3 (0.8)
United States...........|67.0 (1.0)|69.4 (1.2)|64.5 (0.9)|28.1 (2.0)|39.3 (2.9)|43.8 (5.1)|85.9 (0.0)|90.6 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|69.1 (1.0)|61.6 (1.1)|67.0 (0.9)|75.6 (1.3)|72.8 (1.0)    |65.1 (0.9)     |65.4 (0.3)
Ireland.................|63.3 (0.6)|66.1 (0.9)|60.8 (0.8)|27.4 (2.3)|35.9 (0.0)|40.6 (2.3)|84.4 (3.2)|89.1 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|61.0 (0.6)|60.7 (0.7)|65.5 (0.8)|71.4 (0.7)|66.0 (0.7)    |62.0 (0.6)     |63.4 (0.7)
Jordan..................|56.6 (0.7)|57.1 (0.8)|55.9 (1.3)|23.4 (0.0)|30.2 (2.9)|35.9 (0.0)|78.1 (1.6)|84.4 (2.1)|92.2 (3.5)|58.6 (0.7)|53.8 (0.8)|60.7 (0.9)|56.1 (0.9)|65.3 (0.7)    |56.6 (0.8)     |49.2 (0.9)
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Populations             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |              |               |
 (with exclusions or    |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |              |               |
   low participation)   |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |              |               |
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England.................|68.7 (1.2)|70.3 (1.6)|67.1 (1.8)|31.3 (0.0)|39.1 (0.0)|44.3 (3.3)|89.1 (0.0)|92.2 (0.0)|98.4 (3.5)|68.2 (1.2)|66.6 (1.2)|65.9 (1.5)|76.5 (1.4)|72.1 (1.2)    |66.8 (1.2)     |69.0 (1.5)
China\6\................|67.2 (1.1)|69.4 (1.2)|64.8 (1.1)|28.1 (3.5)|40.6 (0.6)|45.3 (1.6)|87.5 (1.6)|92.2 (2.2)|96.9 (1.6)|63.8 (1.1)|67.6 (1.1)|70.2 (1.4)|69.7 (1.1)|68.2 (1.1)    |67.1 (1.1)     |66.6 (1.1)
Italy\7\................|69.9 (0.7)|72.2 (0.8)|67.6 (0.8)|31.3 (2.7)|43.8 (4.4)|48.4 (0.0)|89.1 (0.8)|92.2 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|71.8 (0.7)|67.0 (0.7)|70.8 (0.7)|72.7 (0.7)|76.7 (0.7)    |66.9 (0.7)     |69.6 (0.8)
Portugal................|62.6 (0.8)|65.0 (1.0)|60.3 (0.8)|28.1 (2.7)|37.3 (1.6)|42.2 (3.1)|84.4 (0.0)|89.1 (0.0)|93.8 (1.6)|65.9 (0.8)|58.4 (0.7)|61.1 (0.9)|67.7 (1.2)|69.8 (0.8)    |60.9 (0.7)     |59.5 (1.1)
Brazil, Sao Paulo.......|52.7 (0.6)|56.3 (0.8)|49.6 (0.7)|23.4 (1.2)|29.7 (0.7)|33.3 (0.8)|74.5 (3.9)|81.3 (1.7)|92.2 (2.7)|56.3 (0.8)|48.8 (0.5)|55.8 (0.7)|52.5 (0.8)|60.4 (0.9)    |51.9 (0.5)     |47.5 (0.7)
Brazil, Fortaleza.......|46.4 (0.6)|49.1 (0.7)|44.3 (0.8)|21.8 (2.1)|27.3 (1.1)|31.3 (0.0)|67.2 (0.6)|73.4 (0.1)|85.9 (2.5)|51.3 (0.7)|42.6 (0.6)|48.6 (0.7)|44.8 (0.9)|55.5 (0.8)    |45.4 (0.5)     |40.5 (0.8)
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Populations             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |              |               |
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Alberta.................|74.1 (0.4)|76.4 (0.6)|71.8 (0.5)|35.9 (0.5)|48.4 (0.0)|54.7 (0.0)|90.6 (0.0)|93.8 (0.0)|96.9 (0.0)|72.3 (0.5)|71.3 (0.5)|73.7 (0.5)|84.0 (0.5)|75.7 (0.5)    |72.0 (0.4)     |76.4 (0.6)
British Columbia........|72.4 (0.5)|73.5 (0.6)|71.4 (0.6)|35.9 (1.6)|46.9 (0.0)|53.1 (0.0)|89.1 (0.0)|92.2 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|70.2 (0.5)|70.7 (0.5)|72.1 (0.6)|80.7 (0.6)|76.4 (0.5)    |69.6 (0.5)     |74.0 (0.6)
Quebec-French...........|71.4 (0.5)|73.1 (0.6)|69.5 (0.6)|34.4 (3.1)|46.9 (1.6)|53.1 (1.3)|89.1 (0.0)|92.2 (0.0)|96.9 (0.0)|72.5 (0.5)|67.1 (0.6)|70.4 (0.6)|80.2 (0.6)|74.3 (0.6)    |68.8 (0.5)     |73.5 (0.7)
Saskatchewan-English....|70.1 (0.6)|72.0 (0.7)|68.2 (0.6)|32.8 (1.6)|43.8 (0.0)|50.0 (0.0)|89.1 (0.0)|92.2 (0.0)|96.9 (0.0)|70.5 (0.6)|65.1 (0.7)|71.5 (0.7)|79.8 (0.6)|74.0 (0.6)    |68.2 (0.5)     |70.2 (0.8)
Quebec-English..........|69.2 (0.5)|71.2 (0.7)|67.1 (0.7)|32.8 (0.0)|43.8 (0.0)|48.4 (2.2)|87.5 (0.0)|92.2 (0.0)|96.9 (3.8)|69.0 (0.5)|64.8 (0.6)|68.1 (0.6)|80.6 (0.6)|72.9 (0.6)    |66.4 (0.5)     |71.1 (0.7)
Nova Scotia.............|68.7 (0.4)|70.2 (0.7)|67.0 (0.6)|31.3 (4.7)|42.2 (7.0)|48.4 (1.6)|87.5 (0.0)|90.6 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|68.0 (0.5)|65.8 (0.4)|68.9 (0.5)|76.4 (0.9)|71.8 (0.4)    |67.7 (0.4)     |67.8 (0.8)
Manitoba-English........|68.6 (0.6)|70.3 (0.7)|66.9 (0.7)|29.7 (4.1)|39.1 (1.6)|45.3 (2.3)|87.5 (2.2)|92.2 (0.0)|95.3 (1.6)|67.5 (0.6)|64.9 (0.6)|70.5 (0.6)|77.3 (0.7)|72.6 (0.6)    |66.8 (0.5)     |68.3 (0.7)
Ontario-English.........|67.0 (0.6)|68.6 (0.8)|65.5 (0.5)|31.3 (1.1)|42.2 (4.8)|46.9 (0.0)|85.9 (2.2)|90.6 (2.7)|95.3 (0.0)|66.4 (0.6)|63.0 (0.7)|65.8 (0.6)|78.1 (0.7)|69.8 (0.6)    |64.2 (0.6)     |69.4 (0.8)
Manitoba-French.........|66.6 (0.7)|69.5 (1.1)|64.2 (0.8)|32.8 (2.2)|42.2 (2.7)|46.9 (0.0)|85.9 (0.0)|89.1 (0.0)|93.8 (3.1)|65.2 (0.8)|64.4 (0.8)|67.4 (0.7)|73.3 (0.9)|69.7 (0.8)    |64.1 (0.7)     |68.2 (1.0)
New Brunswick-English...|66.3 (0.4)|67.9 (0.5)|64.8 (0.5)|29.6 (0.3)|39.1 (0.0)|45.3 (0.0)|85.9 (0.0)|89.1 (0.0)|95.3 (3.5)|66.2 (0.4)|62.8 (0.4)|65.8 (0.5)|74.9 (0.4)|69.7 (0.4)    |64.6 (0.4)     |66.5 (0.5)
Newfoundland............|66.1 (0.5)|68.7 (0.7)|63.7 (0.6)|31.3 (0.0)|39.1 (0.0)|45.3 (0.0)|87.5 (2.2)|90.6 (0.0)|95.3 (0.0)|64.8 (0.6)|62.4 (0.5)|68.5 (0.7)|75.1 (0.6)|69.9 (0.6)    |64.6 (0.5)     |65.7 (0.6)
Saskatchewan-French.....|64.8 (0.8)|66.2 (1.1)|63.4 (1.3)|32.8 (3.5)|45.3 (3.8)|50.0 (3.8)|82.8 (3.0)|87.5 (2.7)|92.2 (1.6)|63.9 (1.1)|59.8 (1.1)|68.7 (0.9)|74.4 (1.1)|67.8 (1.1)    |62.1 (0.8)     |67.0 (1.2)
New Brunswick-French....|63.6 (0.3)|64.2 (0.6)|63.1 (0.5)|29.7 (0.0)|37.5 (0.0)|43.8 (0.0)|82.8 (3.5)|87.5 (0.0)|93.8 (0.0)|62.0 (0.4)|62.2 (0.4)|64.5 (0.4)|69.0 (0.5)|63.5 (0.5)    |63.4 (0.3)     |64.1 (0.5)
Ontario-French..........|60.3 (0.5)|62.2 (0.7)|58.5 (0.7)|29.0 (2.6)|37.5 (0.0)|40.6 (1.8)|81.3 (0.6)|84.4 (0.0)|92.2 (0.0)|60.7 (0.6)|56.2 (0.6)|61.2 (0.6)|68.1 (0.8)|62.1 (0.7)    |58.8 (0.5)     |61.2 (0.7)
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, International Assessment of Educational Progress, "Learning Science," by Educational Testing Service. (This table was prepared February 1992.)