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Contact UsMinnesota student performance relative to international peers by subject, grade level, and selected student characteristics
Minnesota was one of two states (Massachusetts being the other) that participated in the most recently released Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 2007.
The following analysis used the International Data Explorer, a web-based data tool on the NCES website which allows users to produce their own statistical analyses online, to compare the results of Minnesota students with those of their peers around the world in mathematics and science at grades 4 and 8. Results are presented for average scores and percentage of students reaching the highest TIMSS international benchmark (the Advanced International Benchmark) for all students, as well as for the following subgroups of students: boys, girls, language minority students, and immigrant students. For more information about this analysis, see About This Analysis.
Results:
In mathematics at grade 4, five education systems (Hong Kong-China, Singapore, Chinese
Taipei, Massachussetts, and Japan) had higher average scores than Minnesota and
three (Kazakhstan, Russian Fed., and England-UK) had average scores not measurably
different from Minnesota. Three education systems (Singapore, Hong Kong-China, and
Chinese Taipei) had higher percentages of fourth-graders reaching the Advanced International
Benchmark than Minnesota. Among other grade 4 mathematics results:
-Grade 4 mathematics average scores and percentages of students reaching the Advanced International Benchmark were higher for language minority and immigrant students in Kazakhstan than in Minnesota, though the results for all students were not measurably different for Kazakhstan and Minnesota.
In mathematics at grade 8, six education systems (Chinese Taipei, Rep. of Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong-China, Japan, and Massachussetts) had higher average scores than Minnesota; the same set of education systems also had higher percentages of students reaching the Advanced International Benchmark than Minnesota. Among other grade 8 mathematics results:
-The average mathematics score of Minnesota 8th-grade immigrant students was higher than in all education systems except Singapore, Hong Kong-China, and three Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec).
In science at grade 4, two education systems (Singapore and Massachusetts) had higher average scores than Minnesota students and eight education systems (Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong-China, Japan, Russian Fed., Alberta-Ca., Latvia, England-UK, and the United States as a whole) had average scores that were not measurably different from Minnesota. Singapore was the only education system with a higher percentage of students reaching the Advanced International Benchmark than Minnesota. Among other grade 4 science results:
-In addition to Singapore and Massachusetts, six other education systems (Hong Kong-China, Kazakhstan, Ontario-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., Alberta-Ca., and Chinese Taipei) had higher average science scores for 4th-grade immigrant students.
In science at grade 8, five education systems (Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Massachusetts, Japan, and Rep. of Korea) had higher average scores than Minnesota; the same set of education systems, in addition to England-UK, had higher percentages of 8th-graders reaching the Advanced International Benchmark than Minnesota. Among other grade 8 science results:
-Among 8th-grade immigrant students, eight education systems (Singapore, Br. Columbia-Ca., Ontario-Ca., Hong Kong-China, Russian Fed., England-UK, Dubai-UAE, and Czech Rep.) had higher average scores than Minnesota.
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The NCES International Data Explorer, a web-based data tool, enables users to quickly
and easily produce tables, charts, and maps comparing the performance and educational
contexts of students in the United States and countries around the world. The International
Data Explorer is available at:
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/IDE
This analysis compares the TIMSS performance of Minnesota students in grades 4 and 8 with the performance of the United States as a whole, other countries and sub-national or non-national education systems that participated in TIMSS 2007, as well as the TIMSS Scale Average.
Comparisons are made on average scores in mathematics and science at grades 4 and 8 and on the percentage reaching the TIMSS Advanced International Benchmark. Those students reaching the Advanced International Benchmark achieved a TIMSS score of 625 or higher.
Comparisons are made for all students, boys, girls, language minority students (students who reported they spoke the language of the test at home "sometimes" or "never," as opposed to those students who reported speaking the test language at home "always" or "almost always"), and immigrant students (students who reported they were born outside of the country).
The TIMSS Scale Average is the mean score of participating countries in the first round of TIMSS (1995). TIMSS anchored its scale average in its first round in order to facilitate comparisons over time.
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative study of the mathematics and science achievement of fourth- and eighth-grade students. For more information on TIMSS, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/TIMSS
Education systems participating in TIMSS 2007 included:
Grade 4: Alberta-Ca., Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Br. Columbia-Ca., Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Dubai-UAE, El Salvador, England-UK, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong-China, Hungary, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Massachusetts-USA, Minnesota-USA, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Ontario-Ca., Qatar, Quebec-Ca., Russian Fed., Scotland-UK, Singapore, Slovak Rep., Slovenia, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine, USA, Yemen
Grade 8: Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Basque Co.-Sp., Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Br. Columbia-Ca., Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Dubai-UAE, Egypt, El Salvador, England-UK, Georgia, Ghana, Hong Kong-China, Hungary, Indonesia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Rep. of Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Massachusetts-USA, Minnesota-USA, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Ontario-Ca., Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Qatar, Quebec-Ca., Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Scotland-UK, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Syrian Arab Rep., Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, USA
Excel Version
| All students | Boys (50%) | Girls (50%) | Students who speak the test language at home sometimes or never (11%)1 | Students not born in the country (15%)1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota average scores | ||||
| 554 | 557 | 551 | 494 | 492 |
| Education systems higher than Minnesota | ||||
| Hong Kong-Ch., Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Massachussetts-USA, Japan | Hong Kong-Ch., Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Massachussetts-USA | Hong Kong-Ch., Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Japan, Massachussetts-USA | Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Kazakhstan, Ch. Taipei | Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Kazakhstan, Ch. Taipei, Massachussetts-USA |
| Education systems not measurably different from Minnesota | ||||
| Kazakhstan, Russian Fed., England-UK | Japan, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan, Russian Fed., England-UK, Latvia | Massachussetts-USA, Russian Fed., Latvia, Netherlands, Quebec-Ca., Lithuania, Ontario-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., Alberta-Ca., England-UK, USA, Australia, Germany, Armenia, Italy, Ukraine, Denmark, Slovenia, Austria, Sweden | Netherlands, Armenia, Russian Fed., Ontario-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., Alberta-Ca., Denmark, Quebec-Ca., England-UK, Australia, Germany, Latvia, Italy, USA, Sweden, New Zealand |
| Education systems lower than Minnesota | ||||
| Latvia, Netherlands, Lithuania, USA, Germany, Denmark, Quebec-Ca., Australia, Ontario-Ca., Hungary, Italy, Austria, Alberta-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., Sweden, Slovenia, Armenia, Slovak Rep., Scotland-UK, New Zealand, Czech Rep., Norway, Ukraine, Dubai-UAE, Georgia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Algeria, Colombia, Morocco, El Salvador, Tunisia, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen | England-UK, Russian Fed., Netherlands, Latvia, USA, Germany, Lithuania, Denmark, Quebec-Ca., Australia, Ontario-Ca., Italy, Austria, Hungary, Alberta-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., Sweden, Slovenia, Slovak Rep., Scotland-UK, Armenia, New Zealand, Czech Rep., Norway, Ukraine, Dubai-UAE, Georgia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Algeria, Colombia, Morocco, El Salvador, Tunisia, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen | Netherlands, Lithuania, USA, Denmark, Germany, Quebec-Ca., Australia, Ontario-Ca., Hungary, Armenia, Br. Columbia-Ca., Alberta-Ca., Sweden, Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Slovak Rep., New Zealand, Scotland-UK, Czech Rep., Norway, Ukraine, Dubai-UAE, Georgia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Algeria, Colombia, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait, El Salvador, Qatar, Yemen | Czech Rep., Scotland-UK, New Zealand, Slovak Rep., Norway, Dubai-UAE, Hungary, Georgia, Algeria, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait, Colombia, El Salvador, Qatar, Yemen | Austria, Slovenia, Lithuania, Dubai-UAE, Norway, Czech Rep., Scotland-UK, Hungary, Ukraine, Slovak Rep., Islamic Rep. of Iran, Georgia, Algeria, Colombia, Morocco, El Salvador, Tunisia, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen |
| Percentage of Minnesota students reaching the Advanced International Benchmark | ||||
| 18% | 20% | 17% | 6% | 6% |
| Education systems higher than Minnesota | ||||
| Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Ch. Taipei | Hong Kong-Ch., Singapore, Ch. Taipei | Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch. | Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Kazakhstan, Ch. Taipei | Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Kazakhstan |
| Education systems not measurably different from Minnesota | ||||
| Japan, Massachussetts-USA, Kazakhstan, England-UK, Russian Fed. | Massachussetts-USA, Japan, Kazakhstan, England-UK, Russian Fed. | Ch. Taipei, Japan, Kazakhstan, Massachussetts-USA, Russian Fed., England-UK | Russian Fed., Australia, Armenia, Massachussetts-USA, England-UK, Lithuania, Latvia, Italy, Br. Columbia-Ca., Quebec-Ca., Ontario-Ca., New Zealand, Netherlands, USA, Alberta-Ca., Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, Slovak Rep., Denmark, Sweden, Czech Rep. | Armenia, Massachussetts-USA, Ch. Taipei, Australia, England-UK, Br. Columbia-Ca., New Zealand, Russian Fed., Italy, Latvia, Ontario-Ca., USA, Alberta-Ca., Quebec-Ca., Dubai-UAE, Netherlands, Denmark, Hungary, Lithuania, Germany, Slovak Rep., Sweden, Norway |
| Education systems lower than Minnesota | ||||
| Latvia, USA, Lithuania, Hungary, Australia, Armenia, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Quebec-Ca., New Zealand, Slovak Rep., Br. Columbia-Ca., Ontario-Ca., Scotland-UK, Alberta-Ca., Slovenia, Austria, Sweden, Ukraine, Czech Rep., Dubai-UAE, Norway, Georgia, Algeria, Colombia, El Salvador, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Yemen | USA, Latvia, Lithuania, Australia, Hungary, Denmark, Netherlands, Armenia, Germany, Italy, Quebec-Ca., New Zealand, Slovak Rep., Scotland-UK, Ontario-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., Slovenia, Alberta-Ca., Austria, Sweden, Czech Rep., Ukraine, Norway, Dubai-UAE, Georgia, Colombia, Algeria, El Salvador, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Yemen | Latvia, Armenia, Lithuania, USA, Hungary, Australia, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Quebec-Ca., Italy, New Zealand, Slovak Rep., Br. Columbia-Ca., Ontario-Ca., Scotland-UK, Alberta-Ca., Slovenia, Austria, Ukraine, Sweden, Dubai-UAE, Norway, Georgia, Czech Rep., Algeria, Colombia, El Salvador, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Yemen | Dubai-UAE, Austria, Norway, Georgia, Scotland-UK, Slovenia, Algeria, Colombia, El Salvador, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Yemen | Ukraine, Scotland-UK, Austria, Czech Rep., Algeria, Colombia, El Salvador, Georgia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Slovenia, Tunisia, Yemen |
1 Scores were not reported for Japan, as reporting standards were not met.
NOTE: The TIMSS scale average score is 500 with a standard deviation of 100. In the table, countries' education systems are in order of their respective scores. Countries' education systems participating in TIMSS 2007 at grade 4 include Alberta-Ca., Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Br. Columbia-Ca., Ch. Taipei, Colombia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Dubai-UAE, El Salvador, England-UK, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong-Ch., Hungary, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Massachusetts-USA, Minnesota-USA, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Ontario-Ca., Qatar, Quebec-Ca., Russian Fed., Scotland-UK, Singapore, Slovak Rep., Slovenia, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine, USA, Yemen.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2007.
Excel Version
| All students | Boys (48%) | Girls (52%) | Students who speak the test language at home sometimes or never (5%)1 | Students not born in the country (7%)2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota average scores | ||||
| 532 | 535 | 531 | 488 | 486 |
| Education systems higher than Minnesota | ||||
| Ch. Taipei, Rep. of Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Japan, Massachussetts-USA | Rep. of Korea, Ch. Taipei, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong-Ch., Massachussetts-USA | Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Rep. of Korea, Hong Kong-Ch., Japan, Massachussetts-USA | Singapore, Rep. of Korea, Ch. Taipei, Br. Columbia-Ca., Quebec-Ca. | Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Br. Columbia-Ca., Ontario-Ca., Quebec-Ca. |
| Education systems not measurably different from Minnesota | ||||
| Quebec-Ca. | Quebec-Ca. | Quebec-Ca. | England-UK, Ontario-Ca., Japan, Hong Kong-Ch., Basque Co.-Sp., Russian Fed., Massachussetts-USA, Malaysia, Lithuania, Czech Rep., Armenia, Australia, Malta, USA, Ukraine, Dubai-UAE, Slovenia, Sweden | Armenia, Russian Fed., Australia, Massachussetts-USA, Ch. Taipei, England-UK, Dubai-UAE, Czech Rep., USA, Hungary |
| Education systems lower than Minnesota | ||||
| Ontario-Ca., Hungary, England-UK, Russian Fed., Br. Columbia-Ca., USA, Lithuania, Czech Rep., Slovenia, Armenia, Basque Co.-Sp., Australia, Sweden, Malta, Scotland-UK, Serbia, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Israel, Ukraine, Romania, Dubai-UAE, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, Thailand, Turkey, Jordan, Tunisia, Georgia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Bahrain, Indonesia, Syrian Arab Republic, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Colombia, Oman, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Botswana, Kuwait, El Salvador, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Qatar | Ontario-Ca., Hungary, England-UK, Br. Columbia-Ca., USA, Russian Fed., Australia, Slovenia, Czech Rep., Lithuania, Basque Co.-Sp., Armenia, Sweden, Scotland-UK, Malta, Serbia, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Israel, Dubai-UAE, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Romania, Turkey, Tunisia, Thailand, Jordan, Georgia, Syrian Arab Republic, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Colombia, Indonesia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Bahrain, Botswana, El Salvador, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Oman, Kuwait, Ghana, Saudi Arabia, Qatar | Hungary, Russian Fed., Ontario-Ca., England-UK, Lithuania, USA, Br. Columbia-Ca., Czech Rep., Armenia, Slovenia, Basque Co.-Sp., Sweden, Serbia, Australia, Malta, Scotland-UK, Malaysia, Italy, Cyprus, Norway, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Israel, Dubai-UAE, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thailand, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Bahrain, Georgia, Tunisia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Indonesia, Oman, Egypt, Syrian Arab Republic, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Algeria, Morocco, Botswana, Colombia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, El Salvador, Qatar, Ghana | Scotland-UK, Lebanon, Israel, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Tunisia, Serbia, Jordan, Thailand, Romania, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Egypt, Indonesia, Georgia, Morocco, Algeria, Syrian Arab Republic, Oman, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Turkey, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Botswana, Kuwait, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Qatar, El Salvador | Sweden, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Scotland-UK, Basque Co.-Sp., Slovenia, Lithuania, Norway, Israel, Malta, Malaysia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Bulgaria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Jordan, Romania, Bahrain, Georgia, Syrian Arab Republic, Egypt, Indonesia, Botswana, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Kuwait, Morocco, Colombia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, El Salvador, Qatar, Ghana |
| Percentage of Minnesota students reaching the Advanced International Benchmark | ||||
| 8% | 9% | 7% | 2% | 5% |
| Education systems higher than Minnesota | ||||
| Ch. Taipei, Rep. of Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Japan, Massachussetts-USA | Ch. Taipei, Rep. of Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Japan, Massachussetts-USA | Ch. Taipei, Singapore, Rep. of Korea, Hong Kong-Ch., Japan, Massachussetts-USA | Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Rep. of Korea, Japan, Hong Kong-Ch. | Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Ch. Taipei, Br. Columbia-Ca, Ontario-Ca. |
| Education systems not measurably different from Minnesota | ||||
| Hungary, England-UK, Russian Fed., Quebec-Ca., Lithuania, USA, Australia, Ontario-Ca., Armenia, Czech Rep., Turkey, Serbia, Br. Columbia-Ca. | Hungary, England-UK, Quebec-Ca., Russian Fed., Australia, Ontario-Ca., USA, Lithuania, Br. Columbia-Ca., Malta, Czech Rep., Serbia, Armenia, Turkey, Slovenia, Israel | Hungary, Russian Fed., Quebec-Ca., England-UK, Lithuania, Armenia, Czech Rep., USA, Turkey, Serbia, Australia | England-UK, Australia, Ontario-Ca., Quebec-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., Massachussetts-USA, Armenia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Russian Fed., Czech Rep., Ukraine, Dubai-UAE, USA, Scotland-UK, Basque Co.-Sp., Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Slovenia, Egypt, Lebanon, Thailand, Bahrain, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Botswana, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia | Armenia, England-UK, Australia, Quebec-Ca., Massachussetts-USA, Dubai-UAE, Hungary, Turkey, Russian Fed., Malta, USA, Lithuania, Scotland-UK, Israel, Czech Rep., Serbia, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Jordan, Cyprus, Basque Co.-Sp., Bulgaria, Italy, Lebanon, Ukraine, Bahrain, Botswana, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia |
| Education systems lower than Minnesota | ||||
| Malta, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Israel, Romania, Scotland-UK, Dubai-UAE, Thailand, Ukraine, Italy, Malaysia, Cyprus, Sweden, Basque Co.-Sp., Jordan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Lebanon, Georgia, Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain, Botswana, Colombia, El Salvador, Ghana, Indonesia, Kuwait, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia | Scotland-UK, Bulgaria, Dubai-UAE, Romania, Ukraine, Basque Co.-Sp., Italy, Thailand, Sweden, Cyprus, Malaysia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jordan, Lebanon, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Georgia, Colombia, Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain, Botswana, El Salvador, Ghana, Indonesia, Kuwait, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia | Romania, Ontario-Ca., Bulgaria, Br. Columbia-Ca., Malta, Slovenia, Dubai-UAE, Scotland-UK, Thailand, Israel, Malaysia, Cyprus, Ukraine, Italy, Sweden, Jordan, Basque Co.-Sp., Bosnia and Herzegovina, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Egypt, Georgia, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Lebanon, Algeria, Bahrain, Botswana, Colombia, El Salvador, Ghana, Indonesia, Kuwait, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia | † | † |
† Not applicable. No countries in this category.
1 Scores were not reported for Hungary and Italy, as reporting standards were not met.
2 Scores were not reported for Algeria, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Japan, Rep. of Korea, and Thailand, as reporting standards were not met.
NOTE: The TIMSS scale average score is 500 with a standard deviation of 100. In the table, countries' education systems are in order of their respective scores. Countries' education systems participating in TIMSS 2007 at grade 8 include Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Basque Co.-Sp., Bosnia and Herzegovina, Br. Columbia-Ca., Botswana, Bulgaria, Ch. Taipei, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Dubai-UAE, Egypt, El Salvador, England-UK, Georgia, Ghana, Hong Kong-Ch., Hungary, Indonesia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Rep. of Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Massachusetts-USA, Minnesota-USA, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Ontario-Ca., Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Qatar, Quebec-Ca., Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Scotland-UK, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2007.
Excel Version
| All students | Boys (50%) | Girls (50%) | Students who speak the test language at home sometimes or never (11%)1 | Students not born in the country (15%)1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota average scores | ||||
| 551 | 554 | 549 | 485 | 477 |
| Education systems higher than Minnesota | ||||
| Singapore, Massachussetts-USA | Singapore, Massachussetts-USA | Singapore, Massachussetts-USA | Singapore, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong-Ch., Ch. Taipei | Singapore, Hong Kong-Ch., Massachussetts-USA, Kazakhstan, Ontario-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., Alberta-Ca., Ch. Taipei |
| Education systems not measurably different from Minnesota | ||||
| Ch. Taipei, Hong Kong-Ch., Japan, Russian Fed., Alberta-Ca., Latvia, England-UK, USA | Ch. Taipei, Hong Kong-Ch., Japan, Alberta-Ca., Russian Fed., Italy, USA, England-UK, Ontario-Ca. | Ch. Taipei, Hong Kong-Ch., Japan, Russian Fed., Latvia, England-UK, Alberta-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., USA, Hungary, Kazakhstan | Massachussetts-USA, Russian Fed., Ontario-Ca., Latvia, Alberta-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., Lithuania, Quebec-Ca., Netherlands, Italy, England-UK, Ukraine, Armenia, Czech Rep., Australia, USA, Slovenia, Hungary, Sweden, Slovak Rep., Austria, Scotland-UK, Germany, New Zealand, Denmark | Russian Fed., Italy, Armenia, Australia, England-UK, Netherlands, Quebec-Ca., Denmark, Sweden, USA, Latvia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, Dubai-UAE, Slovenia, Czech Rep., Hungary, Lithuania, Slovak Rep., Islamic Rep. of Iran |
| Education systems lower than Minnesota | ||||
| Br. Columbia-Ca., Hungary, Ontario-Ca., Italy, Kazakhstan, Germany, Australia, Slovak Rep., Austria, Sweden, Netherlands, Slovenia, Quebec-Ca., Denmark, Czech Rep., Lithuania, New Zealand, Scotland-UK, Armenia, Norway, Ukraine, Dubai-UAE, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Georgia, Colombia, El Salvador, Algeria, Kuwait, Tunisia, Morocco, Qatar, Yemen | Latvia, Hungary, Br. Columbia-Ca., Germany, Kazakhstan, Austria, Slovak Rep., Australia, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Slovenia, Czech Rep., Quebec-Ca., Lithuania, New Zealand, Scotland-UK, Norway, Armenia, Ukraine, Dubai-UAE, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Georgia, Colombia, El Salvador, Algeria, Kuwait, Tunisia, Morocco, Qatar, Yemen | Ontario-Ca., Italy, Sweden, Australia, Slovak Rep., Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Netherlands, Lithuania, Quebec-Ca., Denmark, Czech Rep., New Zealand, Scotland-UK, Armenia, Norway, Ukraine, Dubai-UAE, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Georgia, Colombia, El Salvador, Kuwait, Algeria, Tunisia, Qatar, Morocco, Yemen | Dubai-UAE, Norway, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Georgia, Colombia, Kuwait, Algeria, El Salvador, Tunisia, Morocco, Qatar, Yemen | Scotland-UK, Norway, Ukraine, Colombia, Georgia, El Salvador, Algeria, Kuwait, Tunisia, Qatar, Morocco, Yemen |
| Percentage of Minnesota students reaching the Advanced International Benchmark | ||||
| 17% | 18% | 16% | 5% | 4% |
| Education systems higher than Minnesota | ||||
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore, Armenia, Hong Kong-Ch. |
| Education systems not measurably different from Minnesota | ||||
| Massachussetts-USA, Ch. Taipei, Russian Fed., USA, England-UK, Hong Kong-Ch., Hungary | Massachussetts-USA, Ch. Taipei, Russian Fed., USA, Hong Kong-Ch., Italy, Hungary, England-UK, Alberta-Ca., Ontario-Ca. | Massachussetts-USA, Ch. Taipei, Russian Fed., England-UK, USA, Armenia, Hong Kong-Ch., Hungary, Japan, Italy, Alberta-Ca., Ontario-Ca. | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russian Fed., Ontario-Ca., Ch. Taipei, Italy, Br. Columbia-Ca., Massachussetts-USA, Hong Kong-Ch., Alberta-Ca., Australia, Latvia, England-UK, USA, Slovak Rep., Hungary, New Zealand, Quebec-Ca., Lithuania, Ukraine, Dubai-UAE, Czech Rep., Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Slovenia, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Morocco, Scotland-UK | Massachusetts-USA, Br. Columbia-Ca., Ontario-Ca., Australia, Russian Fed., England-UK, Alberta-Ca., New Zealand, Ch. Taipei, Italy, Kazakhstan, Dubai-UAE, USA, Sweden, Slovak Rep., Hungary, Latvia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Quebec-Ca., Austria, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Germany, Slovenia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Scotland-UK, Ukraine, Norway, Algeria, Colombia, El Salvador, Georgia, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Yemen |
| Education systems lower than Minnesota | ||||
| Italy, Japan, Alberta-Ca., Armenia, Ontario-Ca., Slovak Rep., Br. Columbia-Ca., Australia, Latvia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Austria, Sweden, New Zealand, Czech Rep., Denmark, Slovenia, Quebec-Ca., Dubai-UAE, Scotland-UK, Netherlands, Lithuania, Ukraine, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Colombia, Norway, Georgia, Algeria, El Salvador, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Yemen | Japan, Australia, Slovak Rep., Germany, Austria, Armenia, Br. Columbia-Ca., Latvia, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Czech Rep., Sweden, Denmark, Slovenia, Quebec-Ca., Scotland-UK, Netherlands, Dubai-UAE, Lithuania, Ukraine, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Colombia, Norway, Georgia, El Salvador, Algeria, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Yemen | Br. Columbia-Ca., Latvia, Slovak Rep., Kazakhstan, Australia, Sweden, Germany, New Zealand, Austria, Denmark, Slovenia, Czech Rep., Dubai-UAE, Quebec-Ca., Lithuania, Scotland-UK, Netherlands, Ukraine, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Norway, Algeria, Colombia, El Salvador, Georgia, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Yemen | Algeria, Colombia, El Salvador, Georgia, Kuwait, Qatar, Tunisia, Yemen | † |
† Not applicable. No countries in this category.
1 Scores were not reported for Japan, as reporting standards were not met.
NOTE: The TIMSS scale average score is 500 with a standard deviation of 100. In the table, countries' education systems are in order of their respective scores. Countries' education systems participating in TIMSS 2007 at grade 4 include Alberta-Ca., Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Br. Columbia-Ca., Ch. Taipei, Colombia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Dubai-UAE, El Salvador, England-UK, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong-Ch., Hungary, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Massachusetts-USA, Minnesota-USA, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Ontario-Ca., Qatar, Quebec-Ca., Russian Fed., Scotland-UK, Singapore, Slovak Rep., Slovenia, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine, USA, Yemen.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2007.
Excel Version
| All students | Boys (48%) | Girls (52%) | Students who speak the test language at home sometimes or never (5%)1 | Students not born in the country (7%)2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota average scores | ||||
| 539 | 542 | 535 | 467 | 478 |
| Education systems higher than Minnesota | ||||
| Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Massachusetts-USA, Japan, Rep. of Korea | Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Massachussetts-USA, Rep. of Korea, Japan | Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Japan, Massachussetts-USA, Rep. of Korea | Singapore, England-UK, Czech Rep., Ch. Taipei, Br. Columbia-Ca., Rep. of Korea, Japan | Singapore, Br. Columbia-Ca., Ontario-Ca., Hong Kong-Ch., Russian Fed., England-UK, Dubai-UAE, Czech Rep. |
| Education systems not measurably different from Minnesota | ||||
| England-UK, Hungary, Czech Rep., Slovenia, Hong Kong-Ch., Russian Fed. | England-UK, Hungary, Czech Rep., Slovenia, Russian Fed., Ontario-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., Hong Kong-Ch. | England-UK, Slovenia, Czech Rep., Hungary, Hong Kong-Ch., Russian Fed. | Russian Fed., Ontario-Ca., Basque Co.-Sp., Massachussetts-USA, Lithuania, Quebec-Ca., Slovenia, Ukraine, Dubai-UAE, Australia, USA, Hong Kong-Ch., Jordan, Bahrain, Sweden, Malaysia, Israel, Tunisia, Armenia, Scotland-UK, Malta, Syrian Arab Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thailand | Australia, Armenia, Massachussetts-USA, Quebec-Ca., Hungary, Slovenia, Ch. Taipei, USA, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Lithuania, Scotland-UK, Basque Co.-Sp., Norway |
| Education systems lower than Minnesota | ||||
| Ontario-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca., USA, Lithuania, Australia, Sweden, Quebec-Ca., Basque Co.-Sp., Scotland-UK, Italy, Dubai-UAE, Armenia, Norway, Ukraine, Jordan, Malaysia, Thailand, Serbia, Bulgaria, Israel, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Malta, Turkey, Syrian Arab Republic, Cyprus, Tunisia, Indonesia, Oman, Georgia, Kuwait, Colombia, Lebanon, Egypt, Algeria, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Saudi Arabia, Morocco, El Salvador, Botswana, Qatar, Ghana | USA, Australia, Lithuania, Quebec-Ca., Sweden, Basque Co.-Sp., Italy, Scotland-UK, Ukraine, Norway, Armenia, Dubai-UAE, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malaysia, Jordan, Bulgaria, Israel, Thailand, Malta, Romania, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Turkey, Cyprus, Bahrain, Colombia, Indonesia, Lebanon, Georgia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, El Salvador, Kuwait, Oman, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Saudi Arabia, Botswana, Ghana, Qatar | Br. Columbia-Ca., Ontario-Ca., Lithuania, USA, Sweden, Australia, Quebec-Ca., Jordan, Bahrain, Dubai-UAE, Scotland-UK, Armenia, Italy, Basque Co.-Sp., Norway, Ukraine, Thailand, Bulgaria, Malaysia, Israel, Serbia, Romania, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic, Kuwait, Tunisia, Georgia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Egypt, Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco, Colombia, El Salvador, Botswana, Qatar, Ghana | Oman, Norway, Indonesia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Kuwait, Cyprus, Egypt, Bulgaria, Romania, Lebanon, Serbia, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Georgia, Turkey, Colombia, Botswana, El Salvador, Ghana, Qatar | Israel, Serbia, Bahrain, Jordan, Turkey, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Syrian Arab Republic, Malta, Romania, Malaysia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Indonesia, Georgia, Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Colombia, Morocco, El Salvador, Botswana, Qatar, Ghana |
| Percentage of Minnesota students reaching the Advanced International Benchmark | ||||
| 11% | 12% | 9% | 1% | 5% |
| Education systems higher than Minnesota | ||||
| Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Massachussetts-USA, Japan, England-UK, Rep. of Korea | Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Massachussetts-USA, Rep. of Korea, Japan | Singapore, Ch. Taipei, Massachussetts-USA, Japan, England-UK, Rep. of Korea | Singapore, England-UK, Ch. Taipei, Massachussetts-USA, Ontario-Ca., Rep. of Korea, Malaysia, Malta | Singapore, Armenia, England-UK |
| Education systems not measurably different from Minnesota | ||||
| Hungary, Czech Rep., Slovenia, Russian Fed., Hong Kong-Ch., USA, Armenia, Australia, Lithuania, Ontario-Ca., Br. Columbia-Ca. | England-UK, Hungary, Czech Rep., Slovenia, Russian Fed., Hong Kong-Ch., USA, Australia, Ontario-Ca., Lithuania, Br. Columbia-Ca., Armenia, Dubai-UAE | Czech Rep., Hungary, Slovenia, Russian Fed., Armenia, Hong Kong-Ch., USA, Lithuania, Jordan, Dubai-UAE, Sweden, Ontario-Ca., Australia, Bulgaria | Australia, Japan, Russian Fed., Czech Rep., Br. Columbia-Ca., Quebec-Ca., Israel, Armenia, Jordan, Dubai-UAE, Lithuania, Hong Kong-Ch., Sweden, Ukraine, Basque Co.-Sp., Scotland-UK, USA, Slovenia, Bahrain, Romania, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Thailand, Lebanon, Oman, Egypt, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Turkey, Algeria, Botswana, Colombia, Cyprus, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kuwait, Morocco, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia | Australia, Hungary, Br. Columbia-Ca., Dubai-UAE, Ontario-Ca., Massachussetts-USA, Ch. Taipei, Hong Kong-Ch., Russian Fed., Slovenia, Scotland-UK, Czech Rep., Malta, USA, Quebec-Ca., Turkey, Lithuania, Sweden, Jordan, Bahrain, Israel, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Basque Co.-Sp., Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Oman, Norway, Cyprus, Ukraine, Serbia, Romania, Lebanon, Botswana, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia |
| Education systems lower than Minnesota | ||||
| Sweden, Dubai-UAE, Jordan, Malta, Bulgaria, Scotland-UK, Israel, Quebec-Ca., Italy, Turkey, Ukraine, Thailand, Malaysia, Basque Co.-Sp., Islamic Rep. of Iran, Bahrain, Serbia, Romania, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Egypt, Oman, Colombia, Algeria, Botswana, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia | Sweden, Malta, Scotland-UK, Quebec-Ca., Israel, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Italy, Basque Co.-Sp., Turkey, Jordan, Malaysia, Thailand, Serbia, Norway, Romania, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bahrain, Cyprus, Lebanon, Colombia, Syrian Arab Republic, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Egypt, Algeria, Botswana, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia | Br. Columbia-Ca., Malta, Israel, Scotland-UK, Thailand, Bahrain, Italy, Turkey, Malaysia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Ukraine, Quebec-Ca., Serbia, Romania, Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Basque Co.-Sp., Norway, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, Oman, Egypt, Kuwait, Syrian Arab Republic, Algeria, Botswana, Colombia, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia | † | † |
† Not applicable. No countries in this category.
1 Scores were not reported for Hungary and Italy, as reporting standards were not met.
2 Scores were not reported for Algeria, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Japan, Rep. of Korea, and Thailand, as reporting standards were not met.
NOTE: The TIMSS scale average score is 500 with a standard deviation of 100. In the table, countries' education systems are in order of their respective scores. Countries' education systems participating in TIMSS 2007 at grade 8 include Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Basque Co.-Sp., Bosnia and Herzegovina, Br. Columbia-Ca., Botswana, Bulgaria, Ch. Taipei, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Dubai-UAE, Egypt, El Salvador, England-UK, Georgia, Ghana, Hong Kong-Ch., Hungary, Indonesia, Islamic Rep. of Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Rep. of Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Massachusetts-USA, Minnesota-USA, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Ontario-Ca., Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Qatar, Quebec-Ca., Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Scotland-UK, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2007.
