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| Table B.1.71. | Average combined mathematics literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by national quarters of the PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) and country: 2009 |
| Country | National quarters of the ESCS index | All students | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Top quarter | ||||||||||||||||
| Mean | s.e. | Mean | s.e. | Mean | s.e. | Mean | s.e. | Mean | s.e. | ||||||||||
| OECD countries | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 467 | 2.6 | 503 | 2.6 | 530 | 3.0 | 561 | 3.1 | 514 | 2.5 | |||||||||
| Austria | 453 | 4.1 | 482 | 4.0 | 506 | 3.4 | 547 | 3.8 | 496 | 2.7 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 455 | 3.4 | 497 | 3.3 | 535 | 2.4 | 579 | 2.9 | 515 | 2.3 | |||||||||
| Canada | 493 | 2.4 | 516 | 1.8 | 537 | 1.9 | 565 | 2.3 | 527 | 1.6 | |||||||||
| Chile | 381 | 3.2 | 405 | 3.3 | 426 | 3.7 | 475 | 4.0 | 421 | 3.1 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 446 | 3.4 | 482 | 3.3 | 504 | 3.6 | 542 | 4.2 | 493 | 2.8 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 461 | 3.4 | 495 | 3.4 | 515 | 3.5 | 544 | 3.2 | 503 | 2.6 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 487 | 3.1 | 502 | 3.6 | 514 | 3.4 | 546 | 3.9 | 512 | 2.6 | |||||||||
| Finland | 513 | 3.2 | 533 | 3.1 | 550 | 3.1 | 567 | 2.9 | 541 | 2.2 | |||||||||
| France | 438 | 4.5 | 483 | 4.3 | 515 | 3.6 | 555 | 4.8 | 497 | 3.1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 462 | 4.2 | 508 | 3.4 | 529 | 3.4 | 571 | 3.6 | 513 | 2.9 | |||||||||
| Greece | 423 | 6.1 | 455 | 4.3 | 476 | 3.3 | 511 | 3.9 | 466 | 3.9 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 429 | 5.4 | 479 | 3.8 | 501 | 4.1 | 552 | 5.2 | 490 | 3.5 | |||||||||
| Iceland | 468 | 2.7 | 500 | 3.0 | 521 | 3.1 | 540 | 3.1 | 507 | 1.4 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 445 | 3.8 | 479 | 3.7 | 502 | 3.6 | 527 | 3.1 | 487 | 2.5 | |||||||||
| Israel | 387 | 5.2 | 436 | 3.6 | 471 | 3.7 | 502 | 4.7 | 447 | 3.3 | |||||||||
| Italy | 444 | 3.5 | 476 | 2.0 | 495 | 2.3 | 517 | 2.5 | 483 | 1.9 | |||||||||
| Japan | 490 | 4.7 | 520 | 4.3 | 544 | 4.3 | 565 | 3.8 | 529 | 3.3 | |||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 504 | 5.2 | 540 | 3.7 | 556 | 4.5 | 586 | 6.1 | 546 | 4.0 | |||||||||
| Luxembourg | 433 | 2.7 | 474 | 2.6 | 510 | 2.9 | 543 | 2.9 | 489 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 383 | 2.4 | 406 | 2.0 | 424 | 1.9 | 461 | 2.5 | 419 | 1.8 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 485 | 5.5 | 510 | 4.9 | 537 | 4.3 | 573 | 4.9 | 526 | 4.7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 464 | 3.7 | 507 | 3.3 | 534 | 3.2 | 577 | 3.2 | 519 | 2.3 | |||||||||
| Norway | 459 | 3.0 | 491 | 3.2 | 513 | 3.1 | 530 | 3.7 | 498 | 2.4 | |||||||||
| Poland | 454 | 3.2 | 481 | 2.9 | 501 | 3.3 | 545 | 4.1 | 495 | 2.8 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 441 | 3.7 | 466 | 3.0 | 497 | 3.7 | 544 | 4.6 | 487 | 2.9 | |||||||||
| Slovak Republic | 446 | 4.6 | 487 | 4.0 | 506 | 3.3 | 549 | 4.9 | 497 | 3.1 | |||||||||
| Slovenia | 458 | 2.9 | 485 | 2.8 | 510 | 3.0 | 555 | 2.7 | 501 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| Spain | 443 | 2.9 | 471 | 2.6 | 492 | 2.3 | 529 | 3.0 | 483 | 2.1 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 444 | 4.1 | 484 | 3.3 | 510 | 3.0 | 541 | 4.1 | 494 | 2.9 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | 486 | 3.6 | 523 | 3.5 | 540 | 3.5 | 588 | 4.6 | 534 | 3.3 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 398 | 3.9 | 429 | 4.3 | 449 | 4.7 | 507 | 7.2 | 445 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 448 | 2.9 | 480 | 3.1 | 506 | 2.8 | 540 | 3.2 | 492 | 2.4 | |||||||||
| United States | 439 | 3.6 | 468 | 3.2 | 500 | 3.6 | 544 | 4.3 | 487 | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Non-OECD countries | |||||||||||||||||||
| Albania | 345 | 5.5 | 367 | 4.1 | 386 | 5.1 | 413 | 5.5 | 377 | 4.0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 340 | 4.6 | 368 | 4.3 | 397 | 4.9 | 451 | 5.9 | 388 | 4.1 | |||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 424 | 4.3 | 429 | 3.4 | 431 | 3.3 | 441 | 3.4 | 431 | 2.8 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 354 | 1.9 | 375 | 2.7 | 384 | 3.2 | 432 | 4.1 | 386 | 2.4 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 372 | 5.0 | 414 | 5.0 | 438 | 6.5 | 492 | 7.4 | 428 | 5.9 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 497 | 3.9 | 531 | 4.3 | 554 | 3.9 | 591 | 6.0 | 543 | 3.4 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 343 | 4.3 | 367 | 3.5 | 387 | 3.2 | 427 | 4.4 | 381 | 3.2 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 380 | 3.3 | 391 | 3.2 | 414 | 3.4 | 455 | 4.5 | 409 | 3.0 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 424 | 4.0 | 451 | 3.7 | 467 | 4.2 | 498 | 5.0 | 460 | 3.1 | |||||||||
| Dubai-UAE | 372 | 3.7 | 404 | 2.6 | 441 | 2.5 | 471 | 4.1 | 421 | 2.5 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 340 | 3.6 | 368 | 3.6 | 394 | 3.6 | 421 | 4.8 | 379 | 2.8 | |||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh-India | 319 | 6.3 | 328 | 5.4 | 345 | 4.4 | 365 | 8.7 | 338 | 4.2 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong-China | 523 | 4.8 | 545 | 3.4 | 562 | 3.3 | 589 | 4.2 | 555 | 2.7 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 350 | 3.5 | 356 | 3.3 | 372 | 4.3 | 406 | 6.5 | 371 | 3.7 | |||||||||
| Jordan | 351 | 4.1 | 379 | 3.4 | 394 | 4.2 | 424 | 6.0 | 387 | 3.7 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 372 | 4.5 | 399 | 3.3 | 411 | 3.8 | 438 | 4.9 | 405 | 3.0 | |||||||||
| Kyrgyz Republic | 295 | 3.9 | 317 | 3.4 | 337 | 3.9 | 377 | 5.6 | 331 | 2.9 | |||||||||
| Latvia | 449 | 4.6 | 468 | 3.6 | 494 | 4.0 | 518 | 3.7 | 482 | 3.1 | |||||||||
| Liechtenstein | 497 | 8.9 | 534 | 8.8 | 534 | 9.3 | 581 | 8.5 | 536 | 4.1 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 430 | 3.4 | 461 | 3.7 | 489 | 3.3 | 529 | 3.9 | 477 | 2.6 | |||||||||
| Macao-China | 513 | 2.2 | 523 | 2.3 | 527 | 2.5 | 539 | 2.1 | 525 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 376 | 2.4 | 394 | 2.4 | 406 | 3.4 | 441 | 4.7 | 404 | 2.7 | |||||||||
| Malta | 418 | 3.5 | 457 | 3.8 | 470 | 3.4 | 514 | 3.1 | 463 | 1.4 | |||||||||
| Mauritius | 375 | 2.3 | 410 | 2.9 | 431 | 2.7 | 465 | 2.6 | 420 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| Miranda-Venezuela | 338 | 5.2 | 384 | 5.8 | 421 | 4.6 | 454 | 4.5 | 397 | 4.3 | |||||||||
| Moldova, Republic of | 359 | 4.7 | 390 | 3.9 | 400 | 3.4 | 442 | 4.5 | 397 | 3.1 | |||||||||
| Montenegro, Republic of | 364 | 3.3 | 397 | 3.0 | 410 | 2.9 | 440 | 2.2 | 403 | 2.0 | |||||||||
| Panama | 328 | 6.2 | 341 | 5.2 | 362 | 5.0 | 420 | 9.1 | 360 | 5.2 | |||||||||
| Peru | 305 | 3.6 | 349 | 3.6 | 383 | 3.7 | 425 | 6.8 | 365 | 4.0 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 327 | 1.6 | 363 | 1.8 | 391 | 2.4 | 393 | 2.0 | 368 | 0.7 | |||||||||
| Romania | 389 | 4.8 | 421 | 3.8 | 435 | 4.3 | 463 | 4.7 | 427 | 3.4 | |||||||||
| Russian Federation | 432 | 4.0 | 457 | 3.5 | 474 | 3.6 | 509 | 5.0 | 468 | 3.3 | |||||||||
| Serbia, Republic of | 408 | 3.9 | 433 | 3.3 | 445 | 3.7 | 485 | 3.8 | 442 | 2.9 | |||||||||
| Shanghai-China | 558 | 6.0 | 586 | 3.7 | 607 | 3.4 | 649 | 4.7 | 600 | 2.8 | |||||||||
| Singapore | 509 | 3.1 | 549 | 3.2 | 580 | 3.2 | 611 | 3.3 | 562 | 1.4 | |||||||||
| Tamil Nadu-India | 339 | 5.1 | 346 | 5.0 | 345 | 4.8 | 376 | 11.2 | 351 | 5.1 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 397 | 4.2 | 404 | 3.4 | 411 | 2.9 | 463 | 6.0 | 419 | 3.2 | |||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 373 | 3.1 | 405 | 2.9 | 419 | 3.0 | 465 | 3.3 | 414 | 1.3 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 341 | 4.0 | 357 | 3.0 | 375 | 3.3 | 413 | 5.6 | 371 | 3.0 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 376 | 3.3 | 409 | 2.9 | 438 | 3.7 | 487 | 4.2 | 427 | 2.6 | |||||||||
| NOTE: 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. The PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) was created using student reports on parental occupation, the highest level of parental education, and three PISA index variables related to family wealth, home educational resources and possessions related to “classical” culture in the family home. Standard error is noted by s.e. In the country column, italics indicate non-national entities. | |||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009, previously unpublished tabulation (December 2012). |
