Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students in PISA on the integrate and interpret reading literacy subscale, by proficiency level and country: 2009

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Table B.1.53.

Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students in PISA on the integrate and interpret reading literacy subscale, by proficiency level and country: 2009

Country	Below level 1b			Level 1b			Level 1a		Level 2		Level 3		Level 4			Level 5			Level 6
Country	Percent		s.e.	Percent		s.e.	Percent	s.e.	Percent	s.e.	Percent	s.e.	Percent		s.e.	Percent		s.e.	Percent		s.e.
OECD average	1		#	5		0.1	14	0.1	24	0.2	28	0.2	20		0.2	7		0.1	1		#

OECD countries
Australia	1		0.1	4		0.3	11	0.5	21	0.5	28	0.7	23		0.6	11		0.5	3		0.4
Austria	2		0.3	8		0.6	18	0.9	25	1.3	26	1.0	17		1.0	5		0.5	#		†
Belgium	1		0.3	5		0.4	13	0.6	21	0.7	25	0.7	23		0.8	11		0.6	2		0.3
Canada	#		†	2		0.2	9	0.4	21	0.6	29	0.6	25		0.5	11		0.4	2		0.2
Chile	1		0.2	8		0.7	21	1.1	33	1.2	26	1.0	10		0.8	2		0.4	‡		†
Czech Republic	1	!	0.2	5		0.5	16	0.9	26	1.1	27	1.1	19		1.2	6		0.6	1		0.2
Denmark	1		0.1	3		0.3	12	0.6	27	0.9	33	0.9	20		0.9	4		0.5	#		†
Estonia	#		†	2		0.4	12	0.8	25	1.1	33	1.1	21		0.9	6		0.5	1	!	0.2
Finland	‡		†	1		0.2	6	0.4	17	0.7	30	0.8	30		0.9	14		0.7	2		0.3
France	3		0.5	6		0.6	12	0.8	20	1.0	26	1.1	22		1.0	10		0.8	2		0.3
Germany	1	!	0.2	4		0.5	13	0.8	22	0.9	28	1.2	23		1.2	8		0.7	1		0.2
Greece	1		0.3	5		0.7	15	1.1	27	0.9	29	1.1	19		1.1	5		0.5	1		0.2
Hungary	1	!	0.2	4		0.6	13	0.9	24	1.3	31	1.2	22		1.2	6		0.7	#		†
Iceland	1		0.2	4		0.5	12	0.8	22	0.7	29	0.9	22		0.8	9		0.6	1		0.3
Ireland	2		0.4	4		0.6	13	0.8	24	0.9	29	1.1	21		0.9	7		0.6	1		0.2
Israel	4		0.6	8		0.7	15	0.7	23	1.0	25	1.0	18		0.7	6		0.5	1		0.2
Italy	1		0.2	5		0.3	14	0.4	24	0.6	29	0.6	20		0.5	6		0.3	1		0.1
Japan	1		0.3	3		0.5	9	0.7	19	0.8	27	0.9	26		1.1	11		0.7	3		0.5
Korea, Republic of	‡		†	1	!	0.4	5	0.6	16	1.1	32	1.1	32		1.3	13		1.2	1		0.2
Luxembourg	3		0.3	7		0.4	16	0.6	24	0.8	26	0.8	18		0.6	6		0.4	1		0.2
Mexico	4		0.4	13		0.6	27	0.6	31	0.6	19	0.6	5		0.4	1		0.1	#		†
Netherlands	‡		†	3		0.4	14	1.5	24	1.2	26	1.2	22		1.7	10		0.9	1		0.3
New Zealand	1		0.3	4		0.5	11	0.5	20	0.7	25	0.8	23		0.8	13		0.8	3		0.4
Norway	1		0.2	4		0.5	12	0.7	24	1.1	30	1.1	21		1.0	8		0.6	1		0.2
Poland	1		0.1	3		0.4	12	0.7	25	0.9	30	1.0	22		0.9	8		0.6	1		0.2
Portugal	1		0.2	4		0.4	14	0.9	27	0.9	31	1.2	18		0.8	5		0.6	‡		†
Slovak Republic	1	!	0.3	5		0.6	16	0.8	28	1.0	29	1.2	17		0.9	5		0.5	#		†
Slovenia	#		†	5		0.4	15	0.7	25	1.0	29	0.9	20		0.8	5		0.5	#		†
Spain	1		0.2	5		0.5	14	0.7	28	0.7	32	0.9	17		0.6	3		0.2	#		†
Sweden	2		0.3	5		0.6	13	0.9	23	1.0	29	1.0	19		1.0	8		0.6	2		0.3
Switzerland	1		0.2	4		0.4	13	0.7	22	0.7	28	0.9	23		1.0	8		0.7	1		0.3
Turkey	#		†	5		0.6	21	1.0	34	1.1	28	1.2	11		1.1	1		0.3	#		†
United Kingdom	1		0.2	5		0.4	15	0.7	25	0.8	28	0.8	19		0.7	7		0.5	1		0.2
United States	1	!	0.2	5		0.5	15	0.8	25	0.8	26	0.8	19		0.9	8		0.7	2		0.4

Non-OECD countries
Albania	10		0.8	17		1.0	27	1.3	27	1.0	15	1.2	4		0.5	#		†	#		†
Argentina	11		1.1	16		1.0	25	1.1	25	1.3	16	1.1	6		0.8	1		0.3	‡		†
Azerbaijan	5		0.7	23		1.4	40	1.2	26	1.4	5	0.7	#		†	#		†	#		†
Brazil	6		0.4	17		0.7	29	0.8	26	0.8	15	0.8	6		0.5	1		0.2	#		†
Bulgaria	6		0.8	13		1.3	21	1.4	25	1.4	22	1.5	11		1.1	3		0.5	‡		†
Chinese Taipei	#		†	3		0.4	12	0.6	25	0.9	33	1.0	21		0.9	6		0.7	1	!	0.2
Colombia	5		0.8	15		1.1	29	1.2	30	1.1	17	1.0	5		0.5	1		0.2	#		†
Croatia	1		0.2	5		0.6	17	1.1	29	1.0	31	1.1	15		1.0	2		0.3	‡		†
Dubai-UAE	4		0.3	10		0.6	19	0.6	26	0.9	23	0.8	14		0.6	5		0.5	1		0.2
Hong Kong-China	#		†	2		0.3	7	0.6	18	0.9	30	1.0	29		1.2	12		0.7	2		0.2
Indonesia	2		0.4	15		1.3	39	1.6	33	1.5	10	1.2	1	!	0.3	#		†	#		†
Jordan	5		0.6	13		0.9	28	1.1	34	1.0	17	1.0	3		0.4	‡		†	#		†
Kazakhstan	5		0.4	19		1.3	32	1.1	26	0.9	14	0.9	4		0.5	#		†	#		†
Kyrgyz Republic	23		1.3	32		1.4	28	1.0	13	0.8	4	0.4	1		0.2	#		†	#		†
Latvia	#		†	3		0.5	14	1.0	30	1.2	33	1.1	17		1.0	3		0.4	#		†
Liechtenstein	‡		†	4		1.2	12	2.1	24	2.5	31	3.2	23		2.7	5	!	1.8	‡		†
Lithuania	1		0.2	5		0.5	19	0.9	31	1.3	28	1.0	14		0.8	3		0.4	#		†
Macao-China	#		†	3		0.2	12	0.5	30	0.7	34	0.7	18		0.5	3		0.3	‡		†
Montenegro, Republic of	4		0.3	13		0.7	28	0.9	31	0.8	19	0.7	6		0.4	1	!	0.3	#		†
Panama	11		1.6	24		1.9	31	1.8	21	1.6	10	1.4	3		0.6	#		†	#		†
Peru	14		1.0	22		1.1	28	1.1	22	0.9	10	0.8	3		0.5	1	!	0.2	‡		†
Qatar	13		0.4	24		0.6	26	0.6	20	0.7	11	0.3	5		0.3	1		0.2	#		†
Romania	3		0.5	12		1.0	25	1.3	32	1.3	21	1.3	6		0.7	1		0.2	#		†
Russian Federation	1		0.3	6		0.6	18	0.9	31	1.0	27	1.1	13		1.0	4		0.5	#		†
Serbia, Republic of	2		0.3	8		0.6	22	0.9	33	0.8	25	0.8	8		0.6	1		0.2	#		†
Shanghai-China	#		†	1		0.2	3	0.5	13	0.8	28	1.2	33		0.9	18		0.9	3		0.4
Singapore	1		0.1	3		0.3	10	0.5	19	0.7	26	0.7	25		0.9	13		0.6	4		0.3
Thailand	1		0.3	11		0.9	34	1.1	36	1.2	15	0.8	3		0.5	#		†	#		†
Trinidad and Tobago	8		0.6	14		0.6	22	0.8	26	1.0	19	0.8	9		0.6	2		0.3	#		†
Tunisia	6		0.6	17		1.0	33	1.3	30	1.3	12	0.8	2		0.4	‡		†	#		†
Uruguay	5		0.6	13		0.8	25	0.8	29	0.9	19	0.7	7		0.5	2		0.3	‡		†
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: The integrate-and-interpret subscale involves processing what is read to make internal sense of a text. To reach a particular proficiency level, a student must correctly answer a majority of items at that level. Students were classified into reading literacy levels according to their scores. Exact cut point scores are as follows: below level 1b (a score less than or equal to 262.04); level 1b (a score greater than 262.04 and less than or equal to .334.75); level 1a (a score greater than 334.75 and less than or equal to 407.47); level 2 (a score greater than 407.47 and less than or equal to 480.18); level 3 (a score greater than 480.18 and less than or equal to 552.89); level 4 (a score greater than .552.89 and less than or equal to 625.61); level 5 (a score greater than 625.61 and less than or equal to 698.32); and level 6 (a score greater than 698.32). Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average is the average of the national percentages of the OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Because the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is principally an OECD study, the results for non-OECD countries are displayed separately from those of the OECD countries. Standard error is noted by s.e. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. In the country column, italics indicate non-national entities. UAE refers to United Arab Emirates.
SOURCE: Fleischman, H.L., Hopstock, P. J., Pelczar, M.P, and Shelly, B.E. (2010). Highlights From PISA 2009: Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Reading, Mathematics, and Science Literacy in an International Context (NCES 2011-004), supplemental table R9. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.