Education in States and Nations: 1991
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Percentile score
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Country proficiency 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th
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Canada 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1
France 0.9 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3
Hungary 1.0 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.5
Ireland 1.0 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4
Israel 0.9 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.3
Italy 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3
Jordan 1.1 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4
Korea 1.1 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.7
Scotland 0.9 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3
Slovenia 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3
Soviet Union 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3
Spain 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2
Switzerland 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2
Taiwan 1.3 2.2 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.3
United States 1.2 2.1 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.7
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SOURCE: Educational Testing Service, IAEP/NAEP Cross-linking Study, 1993.
Standard Errors: Table 25bx
