EDUCATION INDICATORS: An International Perspective

Notes on Figures and Tables for Indicator 9

In some cases, countries limited assessments to particular geographic areas or language groups. A description of these limitations follows:

Canada

Eight out of 10 provinces

Scotland, Soviet Union (former), Spain, and the United States

See supplemental notes for Indicator 8.

Technical Notes

Nine of the countries participating in the IAEP studies of mathematics and science performance of 13-year-olds also administered a short assessment of geography achievement. See the Sources section of this publication for additional information on this study.