IEA: Trends in percentages of fourth-grade students reaching the TIMSS 2007 international benchmarks in science, by jurisdiction: 1995, 2003, and 2007

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Table B.1.31a.

IEA: Trends in percentages of fourth-grade students reaching the TIMSS 2007 international benchmarks in science, by jurisdiction: 1995, 2003, and 2007

∆ 2007 percent significantly higher (p <.05)
Jurisdiction	Advanced (625)									High (550)									Intermediate (475)								Low (400)
	1995			2003			2007			1995			2003				2007		1995			2003			2007		1995			2003			2007
	Percent	s.e.		Percent	s.e.		Percent		s.e.	Percent	s.e.		Percent		s.e.		Percent	s.e.	Percent	s.e.		Percent	s.e.		Percent	s.e.	Percent	s.e.		Percent	s.e.		Percent	s.e.
Armenia	—	†		2	0.4	∆	12		1.8	—	†		10		1.0	∆	27	1.8	—	†		38	1.7	∆	52	1.8	—	†		66	1.8	∆	77	1.6
Australia	13	1.1		9	1.0		10		0.7	40	1.3		38		1.7		41	2.2	72	1.7	∆	74	2.0		76	1.6	89	1.1	∆	92	1.1		93	0.8
Austria	13	1.4	▼	—	†		9		0.7	45	1.8	▼	—		†		39	1.3	79	1.5	▼	—	†		76	1.3	94	0.7		—	†		93	0.6
Chinese Taipei	—	†		14	1.0	∆	19		1.0	—	†		52		1.1		55	1.2	—	†		87	0.7		86	0.7	—	†		98	0.3	▼	97	0.4
Czech Republic	12	1.1	▼	—	†		7		0.7	42	1.5	▼	—		†		33	1.9	77	1.2	▼	—	†		72	1.4	95	0.6		—	†		93	0.8

England	15	1.1		15	1.4		14		1.2	42	1.7	∆	47		1.8		48	1.6	72	1.3	∆	79	1.3		81	1.1	90	0.8	∆	94	0.7		95	0.6
Hong Kong SAR¹	5	0.6	∆	7	0.8	∆	14		1.4	30	1.6	∆	47		2.2	∆	55	2.2	69	1.7	∆	87	1.2		88	1.2	91	1.1	∆	98	0.3		98	0.4
Hungary	7	0.7	∆	10	0.9	∆	13		1.0	32	1.7	∆	42		1.6		47	1.8	67	1.8	∆	76	1.4		78	1.6	90	1.0	∆	94	0.7		93	0.8
Iran, Islamic Rep. of	#	†	∆	1	0.2	∆	2		0.3	3	0.7	∆	7		0.7	∆	12	1.0	15	1.5	∆	28	1.5	∆	36	1.7	42	2.1	∆	58	1.7	∆	65	1.9
Italy	—	†		9	1.1	∆	13		1.0	—	†		35		1.9	∆	44	1.6	—	†		70	1.6	∆	78	1.3	—	†		91	0.9	∆	94	0.7

Japan	15	0.8	▼	12	0.6		12		1.0	54	1.3		49		1.1		51	1.1	87	0.7		84	0.7	∆	86	1.0	97	0.4		96	0.4		97	0.4
Latvia	5	1.4	∆	7	0.7	∆	10		1.1	21	2.1	∆	39		1.9	∆	47	1.7	55	2.1	∆	80	1.5	∆	84	1.3	85	1.4	∆	96	0.6		98	0.4
Lithuania	—	†		3	0.5		3		0.4	—	†		30		1.3		30	1.4	—	†		73	1.6		74	1.4	—	†		95	0.7		95	0.6
Morocco	—	†		#	†		#		†	—	†		1	!	0.3		2	0.5	—	†		9	0.8		9	1.4	—	†		24	1.6		21	1.9
Netherlands	6	0.7	▼	3	0.5		4		0.8	38	2.1		32		1.5		34	1.8	82	1.6		83	1.2	▼	79	1.4	98	0.7		99	0.4		97	0.5

New Zealand	11	1.2	▼	9	0.7		8		0.5	35	1.8		39		1.3	▼	32	1.0	66	1.8		74	1.2	▼	65	1.2	85	1.7		92	0.7	▼	87	1.0
Norway	8	0.9	▼	2	0.3		1	!	0.4	32	1.6	▼	15		0.9		17	1.4	65	1.7	▼	49	1.4	∆	54	2.0	88	1.1	▼	79	1.5	∆	84	1.4
Russian Federation	—	†		11	1.4		16		1.9	—	†		39		2.7	∆	49	2.3	—	†		74	2.4	∆	82	1.7	—	†		93	1.1		96	0.9
Scotland	12	1.1	▼	5	0.5		4		0.6	37	1.8	▼	27		1.5		26	1.2	68	1.9		66	1.5		65	1.3	88	1.3		90	0.9		90	0.8
Singapore	14	1.6	∆	25	2.4	∆	36		1.9	42	2.2	∆	61		2.6	∆	68	1.9	71	1.7	∆	86	1.6		88	1.1	89	0.9	∆	95	0.9		96	0.5

Slovenia	2	0.4	∆	3	0.4	∆	6		0.6	14	1.1	∆	22		1.3	∆	36	1.3	45	1.5	∆	61	1.4	∆	74	1.0	79	1.4	∆	87	0.9	∆	93	0.6
Tunisia	—	†		#	†		#		†	—	†		2		0.3	∆	3	0.5	—	†		10	1.0	∆	14	1.1	—	†		27	1.7	∆	31	1.7
United States	19	*1.2*	▼	13	*0.8*		15		*0.9*	50	*1.6*		45		*1.4*		47	*1.4*	78	*1.1*		78	*1.0*		78	*1.1*	92	*0.7*		94	*0.5*		94	*0.6*

Benchmarking jurisdictions
Alberta, Canada	21	2.2	▼	—	†		12		1.3	57	3.5	▼	—		†		48	2.0	84	3.2		—	†		82	1.5	94	2.5		—	†		96	0.7
Minnesota, US	21	2.8		—	†		17		1.9	54	3.9		—		†		54	3.2	82	2.6		—	†		84	2.1	95	2.1		—	†		96	1.5
Ontario, Canada	10	0.7		13	1.6		12		1.2	37	1.7	∆	47		1.9		45	2.2	71	1.7	∆	81	1.4		79	1.7	90	1.0	∆	96	0.6		95	1.0
Quebec, Canada	9	1.3	▼	3	0.4	∆	5		0.6	40	3.7	▼	25		1.3	∆	32	1.9	77	2.5		66	1.4	∆	74	1.9	94	1.3		91	0.8	∆	96	0.6
▼ 2007 percent significantly lower (p <.05)
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. (Estimates are unstable.)
¹Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China.
NOTE: Data are not shown for Kuwait, because comparable data from previous cycles are not available. Data for Tunisia do not include private schools. TIMSS scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. Benchmarks refer to the percentage of students who reached each cutpoint score along the scale (400, 475, 550, 625). For benchmark definitions and methodology see Mullis, Martin, and Foy (2008). Benchmarking jurisdictions are subnational entities that followed the same international guidelines as countries to participate in TIMSS. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant. Standard error is noted by s.e.
SOURCE: Data from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2007. Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., and Foy, P. (2008). TIMSS 2007 International Science Report: Findings from IEA's Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study at the Fourth and Eighth Grades, exhibit 2.3. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College (14MB).