OECD: Percentages of students reporting in PISA that doing well in science, reading, and mathematics at school is important or very important, by sex and jurisdiction: 2006

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OECD: Percentages of students reporting in PISA that doing well in science, reading, and mathematics at school is important or very important, by sex and jurisdiction: 2006

	All students						Males						Females
	Science		Reading		Mathematics		Science		Reading		Mathematics		Science		Reading		Mathematics
Jurisdiction	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.
OECD average	72	0.2	89	0.1	91	0.1	72	0.2	85	0.2	92	0.1	73	0.2	94	0.1	91	0.1
OECD countries
Australia	72	0.6	95	0.2	94	0.3	71	0.8	92	0.4	95	0.4	73	0.8	97	0.3	93	0.4
Austria	65	1.2	88	0.8	91	0.5	66	1.5	82	1.2	92	0.7	65	1.4	95	0.5	91	0.6
Belgium	64	0.8	82	0.6	90	0.6	64	1.2	75	1.0	90	0.9	65	1.0	89	0.5	90	0.6
Canada	83	0.5	90	0.3	95	0.3	82	0.7	86	0.5	95	0.4	85	0.7	95	0.3	95	0.4
Czech Republic	54	1.3	89	0.7	89	0.7	49	1.5	84	1.1	91	0.8	60	2.0	94	0.5	87	1.0

Denmark	70	0.7	96	0.3	97	0.3	69	1.0	94	0.5	97	0.4	70	1.0	98	0.3	97	0.4
Finland	62	0.8	79	0.7	86	0.6	58	1.1	68	1.2	87	0.8	66	1.1	91	0.7	85	0.7
France	64	1.1	83	0.7	90	0.5	66	1.5	77	1.1	92	0.7	63	1.1	89	0.7	88	0.7
Germany	76	0.8	92	0.5	94	0.3	78	1.0	88	0.9	95	0.5	74	1.1	96	0.5	94	0.5
Greece	74	0.7	80	0.8	86	0.6	78	1.1	72	1.2	88	0.9	70	1.1	87	0.8	84	0.9

Hungary	66	0.9	83	0.7	83	0.7	65	1.2	75	1.0	83	1.0	67	1.3	91	0.7	84	1.0
Iceland	68	0.8	92	0.4	98	0.2	68	1.4	88	0.7	97	0.4	68	1.1	95	0.5	98	0.3
Ireland	75	0.9	93	0.5	96	0.4	71	1.3	91	0.7	96	0.5	79	1.0	95	0.5	96	0.5
Italy	82	0.6	93	0.3	91	0.4	83	0.8	89	0.4	91	0.6	81	0.7	97	0.3	90	0.5
Japan	68	0.8	88	0.6	87	0.6	70	1.0	84	0.8	87	0.8	66	1.1	92	0.6	87	0.8

Korea	75	0.7	92	0.5	88	0.6	77	1.0	90	0.7	88	0.9	73	1.0	95	0.5	88	0.8
Luxembourg	67	0.7	86	0.5	85	0.6	63	1.0	82	0.7	88	0.7	70	1.0	91	0.6	81	0.9
Mexico	89	0.4	96	0.3	97	0.3	87	0.7	95	0.4	97	0.5	91	0.5	97	0.3	98	0.2
Netherlands	72	0.9	87	0.6	89	0.5	72	1.4	81	0.9	91	0.7	73	1.2	92	0.6	87	0.8
New Zealand	76	0.8	93	0.4	95	0.3	74	1.2	91	0.7	95	0.5	77	1.1	95	0.5	95	0.5

Norway	77	0.8	84	0.7	91	0.4	76	1.0	76	1.0	91	0.6	79	1.1	91	0.7	91	0.7
Poland	77	0.7	88	0.5	86	0.6	73	1.0	83	0.9	86	0.7	81	0.8	94	0.5	87	0.8
Portugal	83	0.7	88	0.6	90	0.6	81	0.9	85	0.8	89	0.9	85	0.9	91	0.7	90	0.7
Slovak Republic	60	1.4	91	0.5	88	0.8	57	1.6	87	0.8	89	0.8	64	1.6	95	0.5	86	1.1
Spain	74	0.6	84	0.4	89	0.5	73	0.9	79	0.6	88	0.7	74	0.9	90	0.5	90	0.5

Sweden	73	0.8	94	0.4	95	0.4	73	1.1	90	0.8	94	0.7	73	1.1	98	0.3	96	0.5
Switzerland	62	0.9	90	0.5	92	0.5	61	1.2	85	0.9	95	0.5	63	1.1	95	0.4	90	0.7
Turkey	81	0.9	94	0.6	93	0.5	80	1.2	92	0.9	92	0.7	81	1.1	96	0.5	94	0.6
United Kingdom	84	0.6	95	0.3	96	0.2	85	0.7	93	0.5	96	0.3	83	0.9	97	0.4	96	0.4
United States	82	0.6	90	0.5	94	0.4	80	1.0	85	0.8	94	0.6	84	0.8	94	0.4	94	0.5
Non-OECD jurisdiction
Argentina	85	0.8	88	0.8	92	0.5	84	1.1	85	1.1	90	0.8	86	0.9	91	0.9	93	0.6
Azerbaijan	88	0.7	92	0.7	89	0.6	89	0.9	90	0.9	90	0.7	88	0.9	95	0.8	87	0.9
Brazil	88	0.6	95	0.3	94	0.4	88	0.7	93	0.6	94	0.5	89	0.7	97	0.3	94	0.5
Bulgaria	83	0.8	93	0.7	92	0.6	80	1.1	90	1.1	90	0.9	85	0.8	97	0.5	94	0.8
Chile	89	0.6	94	0.4	97	0.3	88	0.9	93	0.5	96	0.4	90	0.7	96	0.4	97	0.4

Colombia	91	0.7	94	0.5	96	0.4	89	1.1	92	0.6	96	0.8	93	0.7	96	0.7	95	0.5
Croatia	63	1.1	84	0.8	81	0.9	63	1.2	77	1.0	84	1.0	63	1.5	90	0.9	78	1.5
Estonia	82	0.6	92	0.4	93	0.4	80	0.8	87	0.7	91	0.7	83	0.9	96	0.4	94	0.5
Hong Kong-China	71	1.0	91	0.6	92	0.5	77	1.1	87	1.0	93	0.8	66	1.3	95	0.5	92	0.7
Indonesia	90	0.7	96	0.5	96	0.3	88	0.9	95	0.7	96	0.4	92	0.8	96	0.5	96	0.3

Israel	68	1.0	85	0.6	93	0.6	70	1.2	79	1.0	91	0.9	67	1.5	90	0.7	95	0.8
Jordan	93	0.5	87	0.8	90	0.6	92	0.8	83	1.3	88	0.9	94	0.6	92	0.6	92	0.7
Kyrgyzstan	90	0.6	94	0.4	94	0.4	89	0.8	93	0.6	93	0.6	91	0.7	95	0.5	94	0.5
Latvia	71	0.9	91	0.6	94	0.5	68	1.2	87	1.0	94	0.6	75	1.1	95	0.5	94	0.7
Liechtenstein	65	2.1	87	1.9	93	1.5	64	3.9	78	3.6	93	2.6	65	3.3	95	1.6	93	1.7

Lithuania	84	0.6	94	0.5	94	0.4	82	1.0	90	0.7	93	0.5	86	0.8	97	0.5	95	0.5
Macao-China	79	0.7	93	0.5	86	0.7	80	1.0	90	0.8	87	1.0	78	1.2	97	0.5	85	1.1
Montenegro	76	0.7	87	0.5	76	0.7	76	1.1	81	0.9	79	0.9	77	1.0	92	0.8	73	1.0
Qatar	83	0.5	77	0.5	81	0.5	85	0.8	75	0.9	82	0.8	81	0.6	78	0.7	81	0.7
Romania	78	1.1	93	0.7	90	0.7	76	1.5	90	0.8	89	0.9	80	1.2	96	0.6	90	0.8

Russian Federation	75	0.7	93	0.5	92	0.5	75	1.1	90	0.7	93	0.6	75	0.9	95	0.6	91	0.7
Serbia	65	1.0	85	0.6	75	0.9	63	1.3	79	0.9	77	1.0	68	1.2	91	0.7	74	1.2
Slovenia	72	0.8	87	0.5	89	0.5	72	1.1	82	0.8	89	0.6	72	1.3	92	0.6	89	0.7
Chinese Taipei	78	0.7	88	0.4	83	0.6	82	0.7	83	0.7	85	0.7	73	0.9	94	0.4	81	1.0
Thailand	97	0.3	96	0.4	98	0.2	96	0.5	94	0.7	97	0.4	99	0.2	97	0.3	99	0.2

Tunisia	90	0.6	74	1.1	86	0.7	89	0.9	71	1.3	87	0.8	90	0.7	77	1.2	85	0.9
Uruguay	83	0.8	84	0.6	92	0.5	80	1.1	80	1.0	92	0.7	86	0.9	88	0.8	92	0.7

NOTE: Results based on students' self-reports. The OECD average is the average of the national averages of the OECD member countries. Because PISA is principally an OECD study, the results for non-OECD jurisdictions are displayed separately from those of the OECD countries and are not included in the OECD average. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant. Standard errors are noted by s.e.

SOURCE: Data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2006. OECD. (2007) PISA 2006 Science Competencies for Tomorrow's World, table 3.7. Paris: Author.

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