IEA: Schools' reports of the percentage of available computers for instructional purposes in fourth grade as reported by PIRLS, by number of students per computer and country: 2006

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IEA: Schools' reports of the percentage of available computers for instructional purposes in fourth grade as reported by PIRLS, by number of students per computer and country: 2006

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	Percentage of students by number of fourth-grade students per computer
	Fewer than 5 students							5-10 students							11-20 students							More than 20 students							Students in schools without any computers
	2006			Difference in percent from 2001				2006			Difference in percent from 2001				2006			Difference in percent from 2001				2006			Difference in percent from 2001				2006			Difference in percent from 2001
Countries	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
International average	53		0.6	†		†		21		0.5	†		†		6		0.3	†		†		4		0.3	†		†		16		0.4	†		†

Canada, Alberta¹	100		#	—		†		#		#	—		†		#		†	—		†		#		†	—		†		#		†	—		†
Denmark¹	97		1.5	—		†		‡		†	—		†		#		†	—		†		1		#	—		†		‡		†	—		†
Canada, British Columbia¹	95		2.0	—		†		4	!	1.7	—		†		1		#	—		†		#		†	—		†		‡		†	—		†
Canada, Ontario¹	95		2.4	13	!	5.0	∆	‡		†	‡		†		1		0.1	‡		†		#		†	‡		†		#		†	#		†
England¹	94		1.8	35		5.0	∆	5	!	1.6	-19		4.1	▼	2	!	0.9	-11	!	3.7	▼	#		†	-5	!	2.0	▼	#		†	#		†

Iceland¹	92		0.3	15		0.4	∆	5		0.2	-4		0.3	▼	1		0.2	-3		0.2	▼	2		#	-2		0.1	▼	#		†	-5		0.2	▼
Scotland²	89		3.6	46		6.2	∆	6	!	2.7	-12	!	4.8	▼	5	!	2.4	-20		5.2	▼	#		†	-14		3.1	▼	#		†	#		†
United States	84		3.2	20		4.9	∆	11		3.1	-10	!	4.3	▼	4	!	1.6	-7	!	3.0	▼	#		†	‡		†		1	!	0.4	1	!	0.4
Hong Kong SAR³	82		3.6	27		5.9	∆	14		3.1	-17		5.0	▼	1		1.0	‡		†		‡		†	‡		†		#		†	-9		2.6	▼
Singapore	81		#	14	!	4.6	∆	16		#	-9	!	4.1	▼	3		#	‡		†		#		†	‡		†		#		†	#		†

Canada, Quebec¹	80		4.5	15	!	6.4	∆	17		4.2	‡		†		‡		†	-10	!	3.6	▼	1		0.1	#		†		#		†	‡		†
Norway	79		3.9	21	!	6.5	∆	17		3.5	‡		†		#		†	-14		3.6	▼	‡		†	‡		†		1		0.1	‡		†
Spain	79		2.9	—		†		15		2.7	—		†		3	!	1.4	—		†		‡		†	—		†		3	!	1.3	—		†
New Zealand¹	79		2.9	39		5.4	∆	16		2.6	-23		5.1	▼	5		1.4	-15		4.1	▼	‡		†	‡		†		#		†	#		†
Slovak Republic¹	75		3.6	72		3.8	∆	23		3.6	‡		†		‡		†	-10	!	3.1	▼	‡		†	‡		†		#		†	-66		4.3	▼

Canada, Nova Scotia	74		3.7	—		†		21		3.2	—		†		5	!	2.0	—		†		#		†	—		†		#		†	—		†
Kuwait¹	72		4.3	—		†		27		4.2	—		†		1		#	—		†		#		†	—		†		#		†	—		†
South Africa	72		3.5	—		†		18		3.0	—		†		‡		†	—		†		#		†	—		†		9		1.7	—		†
Slovenia	72		4.3	29		5.7	∆	14		3.0	-25		5.1	▼	7	!	2.4	‡		†		7	!	2.1	‡		†		‡		†	-13		3.0	▼
Israel¹	67		4.3	‡		†		25		3.9	‡		†		‡		†	‡		†		‡		†	‡		†		4	!	1.9	‡		†

Netherlands¹	63		4.5	24		6.7	∆	26		4.5	‡		†		10	!	3.1	‡		†		1		#	‡		†		1		0.1	1		0.1
Bulgaria¹	61		3.7	56		4.2	∆	29		3.9	18		4.9	∆	‡		†	-10	!	3.3	▼	3	!	1.0	-7	!	3.0	▼	4	!	1.6	-58		5.0	▼
Belgium (Flemish)	61		4.8	—		†		26		4.4	—		†		11		3.0	—		†		‡		†	—		†		#		†	—		†
France	59		5.0	29		6.6	∆	26		4.7	‡		†		6	!	2.3	‡		†		4	!	1.9	-10	!	4.1	▼	5	!	2.1	-10	!	4.0	▼
Qatar¹	57		0.3	—		†		30		0.3	—		†		3		0.1	—		†		1		0.1	—		†		9		0.2	—		†

Hungary	57		4.3	25		5.7	∆	19		3.9	‡		†		3	!	1.3	‡		†		4	!	1.6	‡		†		17		3.5	-23		5.3	▼
Belgium (French)¹	48		4.6	—		†		30		4.1	—		†		5	!	2.1	—		†		6	!	2.2	—		†		11		3.0	—		†
Sweden	46		4.9	15	!	6.5	∆	39		5.1	‡		†		11		3.0	-18	!	5.5	▼	‡		†	‡		†		‡		†	‡		†
Lithuania¹	43		4.3	19	!	5.9	∆	27		4.0	‡		†		14		2.9	#		†		8	!	2.5	‡		†		9		2.3	-18		4.9	▼
Italy	42		4.2	28		4.7	∆	44		4.3	13	!	5.5	∆	9		2.6	-18		4.2	▼	4	!	1.8	-17		3.3	▼	‡		†	-7		1.7	▼

Latvia¹	42		3.9	22		4.9	∆	17		3.1	‡		†		‡		†	‡		†		4	!	1.8	‡		†		34		4.3	-18	!	6.0	▼
Romania¹	41		4.8	36		5.3	∆	28		3.9	15	!	5.5	∆	8	!	3.3	‡		†		‡		†	-13		3.8	▼	20		3.3	-30		5.5	▼
Russian Federation	40		3.5	36		4.2	∆	28		2.8	24		3.2	∆	4	!	1.5	‡		†		‡		†	‡		†		26		3.4	-65		4.3	▼
Germany	39		3.1	26		4.2	∆	40		3.5	17		5.0	∆	14		2.8	‡		†		8		1.8	-21		3.9	▼	1	!	0.4	-19		3.3	▼
Chinese Taipei	38		3.2	—		†		48		4.0	—		†		9		2.1	—		†		5	!	1.9	—		†		#		†	—		†

Poland	35		4.4	—		†		24		3.4	—		†		12		2.5	—		†		7	!	2.3	—		†		22		4.0	—		†
Austria	30		4.2	—		†		33		4.0	—		†		23		3.9	—		†		14		3.2	—		†		‡		†	—		†
Trinidad and Tobago	23		3.6	—		†		38		4.3	—		†		15		3.6	—		†		‡		†	—		†		19		3.9	—		†
Morocco	11		2.7	‡		†		20		3.6	‡		†		14		3.4	‡		†		28		5.2	‡		†		27		4.2	‡		†
Moldova, Rep. of²	9		2.6	‡		†		7	!	2.6	‡		†		2	!	0.8	‡		†		4	!	1.8	‡		†		77		3.8	‡		†

Macedonia, Rep. of²	6	!	2.4	6	!	2.4	∆	24		4.5	22		4.7	∆	9	!	3.0	9	!	3.0	∆	3	!	1.0	‡		†		58		5.1	-34		5.8	▼
Indonesia	4	!	1.6	—		†		4	!	1.3	—		†		4	!	1.8	—		†		5	!	1.8	—		†		84		2.8	—		†
Georgia	2	!	0.9	—		†		5	!	2.0	—		†		4	!	1.7	—		†		‡		†	—		†		80		3.2	—		†
Iran, Islamic Rep. of¹	1	!	0.3	1	!	0.3		4	!	1.2	4	!	1.2	∆	‡		†	‡		†		12		2.7	10		2.9	∆	81		3.1	-16		3.3	▼
Luxembourg⁴	†		†	†		†		†		†	†		†		†		†	†		†		†		†	†		†		†		†	†		†
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution, estimates are unstable. The coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to .3 but less than .5.
‡ Reporting standards not met. Either data are insufficient to report achievement or the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to .5.
∆ 2006 significantly higher.
▼2006 significantly lower.
¹ Data are available for at least 70 but less than 85 percent of the students.
² Data are available for at least 50 but less than 70 percent of the students.
³Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China.
⁴Primary schools in Luxembourg do not have principals.
NOTE: The international average does not include the Canadian provinces. The primary education systems of the Russian Federation and Slovenia underwent structural changes. Data for Canada, Ontario include only public schools. Differences are significant at the p<0.05 level. Standard error is noted by s.e.
SOURCE: Data from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), 2006. Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Kennedy, A.M., and Foy, P. (2007). PIRLS 2006 International Report, exhibit 7.7. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.

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