IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students and their average PIRLS reading scores, by extent to which parents speak the language of the test at home and jurisdiction: 2006

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IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students and their average PIRLS reading scores, by extent to which parents speak the language of the test at home and jurisdiction: 2006

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Jurisdiction	Students speak language of the test at home¹																			Percentage of students whose parents most often speak language of the test at home²
	Always						Sometimes						Never							Either parent			Both parents
	Percent	s.e.		Average score	s.e.		Percent	s.e.		Average score	s.e.		Percent		s.e.		Average score	s.e.		Percent	s.e.		Percent		s.e.
International average	66	0.2		506	0.7		29	0.2		505	0.8		5		0.1		424	3.4		87	0.2		73		0.2

Austria	74	1.2		551	1.9		24	1.1		520	3.5		2		0.5		—	†		90	0.8		80		1.1
Belgium (Flemish)	77	1.3		555	1.7		21	1.1		526	3.5		2		0.3		—	†		94	0.8		85		1.2
Belgium (French)	66	1.3		507	2.3		32	1.2		493	4.0		2		0.2		—	†		93	0.9	³	79		1.2	³
Bulgaria	70	2.2		558	3.9		27	2.0		537	7.2		3		0.7		494	16.0		83	2.0		72		2.1
Canada, Alberta	70	1.5		566	2.2		29	1.4		554	3.9		1		0.2		—	†		92	1.1	³	84		1.5	³

Canada, British Columbia	64	1.8		563	2.6		35	1.8		556	3.5		1		0.2		—	†		84	1.6	³	73		2.3	³
Canada, Nova Scotia	72	0.9		548	2.3		28	0.9		544	3.0		1		0.1		—	†		98	0.3		89		0.8
Canada, Ontario	61	1.8		562	2.8		38	1.8		550	3.5		1		0.2		—	†		85	1.6		75		2.2
Canada, Quebec	64	1.4		540	3.4		35	1.4		532	2.6		2		0.3		—	†		93	1.0		78		1.5
Chinese Taipei	36	0.8		528	2.6		63	0.8		544	2.0		1		0.2		—	†		82	1.0	³	54		1.3	³

Denmark	81	1.1		551	2.3		18	1.0		535	4.3		1		0.2		—	†		96	0.5		88		1.0
England	76	1.3		546	2.7		23	1.2		532	4.5		1		0.2		—	†		—	†		—		†
France	66	1.2		531	2.1		34	1.2		512	2.7		1		0.1		—	†		96	0.6		85		1.2
Georgia	85	1.5	³	475	3.4	³	14	1.2	³	486	6.3	³	‡		†	³	—	†	³	97	1.2		73		1.9
Germany	73	1.0	³	564	2.1	³	26	0.9	³	536	3.3	³	1		0.2	³	—	†	³	93	0.6	³	81		1.1	³

Hong Kong SAR⁴	65	0.8		562	2.4		33	0.8		571	2.5		2		0.3		—	†		98	0.4		80		0.8
Hungary	75	1.2		553	2.9		24	1.2		550	4.4		1		0.2		—	†		99	0.2		89		0.8
Iceland	64	0.8		512	1.5		35	0.8		513	1.9		1		0.1		—	†		99	0.2	³	92		0.5	³
Indonesia	38	2.0	³	403	5.7	³	50	1.8	³	424	4.3	³	11		1.0	³	406	7.9	³	—	†		—		†
Iran, Islamic Rep. of	53	2.2		447	3.5		28	1.5		423	5.1		19		1.6		364	7.4		62	2.0		52		2.1

Israel	57	1.1	³	524	4.1	³	39	1.1	³	539	2.9	³	4		0.4	³	468	14.4	³	90	1.3	⁵	76		1.5	⁵
Italy	71	1.2		558	3.1		27	1.1		549	4.1		3		0.4		521	13.4		97	0.4		89		0.7
Kuwait	26	1.5	⁵	330	8.2	⁵	43	1.6	⁵	367	5.5	⁵	32		2.1	⁵	336	6.3	⁵	5	0.5	³	1	!	0.3	³
Latvia	69	1.4		546	2.4		28	1.2		538	3.6		3		0.5		525	13.0		94	0.8		77		1.4
Lithuania	79	1.0		539	1.7		21	1.0		538	2.8		#		†		—	†		99	0.3		86		0.7

Luxembourg	3	0.2		568	7.1		44	0.6		563	1.4		53		0.6		553	1.6		4	0.3		1		0.1
Macedonia, Rep. of	83	1.2	³	450	4.0	³	15	1.0	³	489	6.8	³	2		0.5	³	—	†	³	95	1.2		84		1.4
Moldova, Rep. of	74	1.1		498	3.3		25	1.1		511	3.9		1		0.2		—	†		96	0.6		80		1.1
Morocco	50	2.9		337	6.7		24	1.7		337	8.1		26		2.8		303	15.0		71	3.1		51		2.8
Netherlands	76	1.2		553	1.6		23	1.2		533	2.6		1	!	0.3		—	†		95	1.1	⁵	87		1.5	⁵

New Zealand	73	1.0		542	2.1		26	0.9		519	3.1		1		0.2		—	†		92	0.8	⁵	78		1.1	⁵
Norway	80	0.9		505	2.2		20	0.9		494	4.0		1		0.1		—	†		100	0.1		93		0.7
Poland	85	0.6		519	2.3		14	0.6		533	4.1		#		†		—	†		100	0.1		90		0.5
Qatar	61	0.7	³	360	1.9	³	35	0.7	³	369	2.0	³	4		0.3	³	309	8.6	³	96	0.3	⁵	78		0.6	⁵
Romania	81	1.6		495	4.0		17	1.2		515	8.8		2	!	0.6		—	†		92	1.8		82		1.9

Russian Federation	82	1.1		568	3.4		16	1.0		568	6.3		2		0.4		—	†		93	1.0		76		1.2
Scotland	80	1.0		528	3.0		19	1.0		536	4.4		1		0.2		—	†		99	0.3	⁵	90		0.8	⁵
Singapore	21	0.7		571	3.5		73	0.8		559	3.0		5		0.3		516	5.2		56	0.8	³	26		0.9	³
Slovak Republic	71	1.6		537	2.3		26	1.4		531	5.1		3		0.7		439	31.6		95	1.2		84		1.3
Slovenia	—	†		—	†		—	†		—	†		—		†		—	†		97	0.6		89		0.9

South Africa	62	1.2	³	306	6.6	³	30	1.0	³	359	8.0	³	8		0.5	³	270	8.1	³	79	1.4	³	43		1.4	³
Spain	60	1.3		519	2.5		32	1.1		517	3.0		8		0.7		498	6.0		84	1.5	⁵	69		1.7	⁵
Sweden	75	1.2		555	2.3		24	1.1		538	3.4		1		0.2		—	†		93	0.8		84		1.0
Trinidad and Tobago	77	1.3		439	5.0		20	1.1		455	7.5		3		0.4		351	13.2		99	0.3		84		0.9
United States	72	*1.4*		547	*3.4*		27	*1.4*		534	*4.7*		1		*0.2*		—	†		—	†		—		†
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. (Estimates are unstable.)
¹Data reported by students.
²Data reported by parents.
³Data are available for 70 percent to 84 percent of the students.
⁴Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China.
⁵Data are available for 50 percent to 69 percent of the students.
NOTE: Background data are provided by students and parents. The international average is the average of the jurisdiction averages but does not include the results from the Canadian provinces. Average reading literacy scores are reported on a scale from 0-1000. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant. Standard error is noted by s.e. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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 3.11. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College (42MB).