IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students and their average TIMSS mathematics scores, by students' reports of parents born in the country: 2007

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Table D.2.07b.	IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students and their average TIMSS mathematics scores, by students' reports of parents born in the country: 2007

Jurisdiction	Both parents born in country				Only one parent born in country				Neither parent born in country
Jurisdiction	Percent	s.e.	Average score	s.e.	Percent	s.e.	Average score	s.e.	Percent	s.e.	Average score	s.e.
International average	85	0.1	454	0.5	9	0.1	439	1.3	7	0.1	430	1.5

Algeria¹	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†
Armenia	88	1.0	497	2.8	9	1.0	516	15.9	3	0.3	516	15.6
Australia	61	1.1	496	3.7	21	0.8	498	6.6	18	1.4	502	7.7
Bahrain	78	0.6	400	1.9	10	0.5	387	4.8	11	0.4	413	3.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	89	0.6	457	2.7	7	0.5	470	5.7	4	0.4	429	7.0

Botswana	86	0.6	367	2.3	11	0.6	336	5.1	3	0.3	386	10.6
Bulgaria	96	0.4	467	4.9	3	0.4	440	14.6	1	0.2	‡	†
Chinese Taipei	96	0.3	600	4.5	3	0.3	568	16.0	1	0.2	‡	†
Colombia	96	0.4	382	3.5	3	0.3	364	13.3	1	0.2	‡	†
Cyprus	82	0.6	469	1.8	13	0.5	462	4.2	5	0.3	429	6.9

Czech Republic	91	0.5	505	2.5	7	0.4	493	5.0	2	0.3	‡	†
Egypt	80	1.8	404	3.4	15	1.7	347	8.3	5	0.4	340	7.7
El Salvador	94	0.4	342	2.9	4	0.4	331	8.0	2	0.2	‡	†
England	80	1.4	513	5.2	11	0.7	513	6.7	9	0.9	528	7.7
Georgia	93	0.6	416	5.8	3	0.4	383	15.7	3	0.4	336	15.3

Ghana	89	0.7	316	4.1	8	0.6	274	8.4	3	0.3	277	9.4
Hong Kong SAR²	42	1.4	578	6.0	19	0.7	567	6.3	39	1.3	572	7.5
Hungary	94	0.4	518	3.4	4	0.4	502	13.6	2	0.3	‡	†
Indonesia	97	0.4	401	3.7	1	0.2	‡	†	1	0.2	‡	†
Iran, Islamic Rep. of	97	0.3	405	4.1	2	0.3	‡	†	1	0.2	‡	†

Israel	63	1.4	467	3.9	16	0.7	472	5.8	21	1.4	469	7.6
Italy	89	0.6	481	3.2	7	0.5	483	6.5	5	0.4	455	6.2
Japan	98	0.3	571	2.5	2	0.2	‡	†	1	0.1	‡	†
Jordan	70	1.2	423	4.8	15	0.7	427	6.0	15	0.9	452	5.1
Korea, Rep. of	100	0.1	598	2.7	#	†	—	†	#	†	—	†

Kuwait	77	1.0	356	2.5	13	0.6	349	4.7	9	0.8	369	7.0
Lebanon	87	0.9	453	3.9	10	0.7	436	7.3	3	0.4	432	10.2
Lithuania	92	0.5	507	2.5	7	0.5	506	5.2	1	0.2	‡	†
Malaysia	93	0.5	476	4.9	5	0.4	448	10.2	2	0.3	‡	†
Malta	84	0.5	490	1.4	13	0.5	482	3.7	3	0.2	479	9.3

Norway	84	1.0	473	2.2	9	0.6	469	4.0	7	0.7	436	4.4
Oman	84	0.8	379	3.4	10	0.6	341	6.1	6	0.4	355	6.8
Palestinian Nat'l Auth.	85	0.7	373	3.5	12	0.6	350	7.1	3	0.3	321	11.8
Qatar	57	0.6	298	1.6	15	0.4	297	3.6	28	0.5	338	2.4
Romania	99	0.2	464	4.0	1	0.2	‡	†	#	†	—	†

Russian Federation	83	1.1	514	3.9	11	0.7	510	7.1	6	0.7	490	9.2
Saudi Arabia	80	1.3	328	3.3	9	0.6	318	7.1	11	1.0	357	5.8
Scotland	89	0.7	489	3.7	7	0.5	492	6.9	3	0.5	473	13.9
Serbia	79	1.0	487	3.5	12	0.7	495	5.1	9	0.7	477	8.0
Singapore	71	0.7	588	3.9	16	0.5	592	5.2	13	0.6	625	5.9

Slovenia	82	1.1	507	2.3	9	0.6	500	4.6	9	0.9	462	5.4
Sweden	77	1.3	497	2.2	11	0.5	491	3.9	12	1.2	463	5.0
Syrian Arab Republic	86	0.8	400	3.4	9	0.6	376	8.4	5	0.4	370	7.4
Thailand	96	0.5	443	4.9	3	0.4	408	14.6	1	0.2	‡	†
Tunisia	92	0.4	423	2.5	5	0.3	404	6.1	3	0.3	382	8.0

Turkey	97	0.3	434	4.8	2	0.3	‡	†	1	0.2	‡	†
Ukraine	78	1.1	462	3.7	17	0.9	473	5.3	5	0.6	446	9.9
United States	74	*1.4*	515	*2.9*	9	*0.6*	504	*4.6*	17	*1.2*	486	*4.8*

Benchmarking jurisdictions
Basque Country, Spain	89	0.9	505	2.8	6	0.6	474	9.3	5	0.7	453	9.9
British Columbia, Canada	56	1.8	498	2.8	16	0.7	506	3.3	29	1.9	535	6.5
Dubai, UAE	20	1.1	400	5.2	10	0.6	411	4.8	70	1.0	490	2.7
Massachusetts, United States	75	2.0	556	4.1	9	0.7	541	6.6	16	1.8	514	10.1
Minnesota, United States	84	1.9	538	4.2	5	0.4	518	9.4	10	1.6	499	11.3

Ontario, Canada	57	2.2	512	4.5	15	0.9	520	4.7	28	2.3	528	5.3
Quebec, Canada	78	2.1	531	3.2	8	0.6	539	7.4	14	1.9	517	8.6

— Not available.

† Not applicable.

# Rounds to zero.

‡ Reporting standards not met. Too few observations to provide reliable estimates.

¹Data are unavailable for Algeria on this item.

²Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China.

NOTE: Background data provided by students. Morocco participated in TIMSS 2007 but did not satisfy guidelines for sample participation rates and is therefore not shown. The International average is the average of the jurisdiction averages but does not include the Benchmarking jurisdictions. Benchmarking jurisdictions are subnational entities that followed the same international guidelines as countries to participate in TIMSS. 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), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2007. Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., and Foy, P. (2008). TIMSS 2007 International Mathematics Report: Findings from IEA's Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study at the Fourth and Eighth Grades, exhibit 4.3. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.