OECD: Percentage of 15-year-old students and their average PISA science, reading and mathematics scores, by level of education of parents and jurisdiction: 2006

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Table D.2.15.

OECD: Percentage of 15-year-old students and their average PISA science, reading and mathematics scores, by level of education of parents and jurisdiction: 2006

	Parents with completed lower secondary education or below (ISCED Levels 0,1 or 2)¹								Parents with completed tertiary education (ISCED Levels 5 or 6)¹								Difference in science performance between students whose parents have completed tertiary education minus students whose parents have completed lower secondary education or below


	Percent	s.e.	Achievement						Percent	s.e.	Achievement
			Science		Reading		Mathematics				Science		Reading		Mathematics		PISA 2006				PISA 2003				PISA 2000
Jurisdiction			Mean score	s.e.	Mean score	s.e.	Mean score	s.e.			Mean score	s.e.	Mean score	s.e.	Mean score	s.e.	Difference		s.e.		Difference		s.e.		Difference		s.e.
OECD average	15	0.1	446	1.3	443	1.7	448	1.4	47	0.2	525	0.7	516	0.7	522	0.8	79	*	1.4		76	*	1.6		70	*	1.5
OECD countries
Australia	11	0.4	486	3.3	477	3.1	487	3.0	54	0.7	548	2.5	532	2.3	539	2.7	62	*	3.5		53	*	4.6		64	*	6.4
Austria	4	0.6	414	15.0	417	20.0	426	14.7	51	1.1	522	3.8	500	4.0	514	3.7	108	*	14.8		85	*	8.8		70	*	7.5
Belgium	7	0.5	437	7.6	425	9.4	444	11.8	58	0.9	536	2.4	525	3.0	546	2.6	98	*	7.5		95	*	6.1		80	*	6.3
Canada	4	0.3	476	6.7	466	7.7	485	5.9	69	0.6	547	2.0	540	2.4	537	2.0	71	*	6.4		64	*	4.7		62	*	3.5
Czech Republic	2	0.3	—	†	—	†	—	†	33	0.9	533	4.8	499	5.5	533	5.0	—		†		—		†		—		†

Denmark	7	0.5	427	5.8	435	6.4	456	5.2	63	1.1	513	3.5	509	3.5	527	3.0	86	*	6.6		78	*	6.7		104	*	7.7
Finland	6	0.4	532	5.7	518	5.1	517	6.0	77	0.8	572	2.2	556	2.3	556	2.3	39	*	5.9		39	*	5.2		43	*	6.0
France	16	0.8	446	5.7	445	6.4	448	5.0	39	1.2	529	4.5	517	4.8	526	4.3	84	*	6.8		81	*	7.8		70	*	7.0
Germany	15	0.9	449	6.8	420	7.4	446	6.9	46	1.1	543	3.6	521	4.2	531	3.8	94	*	6.0		124	*	6.5		117	*	9.9
Greece	18	1.0	418	4.8	409	6.6	404	5.0	44	1.3	498	3.7	480	4.3	485	3.7	80	*	5.5		62	*	6.3		53	*	6.8

Hungary	7	0.6	426	4.6	406	8.5	407	5.5	35	1.2	543	3.6	520	3.8	533	4.2	118	*	5.3		123	*	7.9		146	*	9.7
Iceland	11	0.6	450	5.3	449	5.3	469	5.0	50	0.8	511	2.3	505	2.8	526	2.4	62	*	5.9		44	*	4.9		40	*	5.8
Ireland	11	0.6	467	5.9	478	6.7	463	5.1	46	1.2	533	3.5	541	3.6	523	3.1	66	*	5.9		66	*	5.9		47	*	5.9
Italy	28	0.7	443	3.0	437	3.8	433	2.7	26	0.7	491	3.2	482	3.7	477	3.4	49	*	4.0		62	*	5.5		56	*	7.7
Japan	3	0.3	—	†	—	†	—	†	61	1.1	554	3.3	521	3.6	545	3.1	—		†		65	*	15.2		—		†

Korea	9	0.5	486	7.1	529	7.5	507	7.3	43	1.3	541	4.8	573	4.4	570	5.8	55	*	8.1		62	*	6.5		45	*	6.0
Luxembourg	21	0.5	431	3.0	426	3.3	449	2.7	45	0.6	518	2.3	510	2.3	516	2.1	86	*	3.7		76	*	4.5		67	*	6.6
Mexico	53	1.2	388	2.9	386	3.7	383	3.3	36	1.0	437	3.8	441	4.0	434	3.7	49	*	4.2		47	*	5.0		60	*	7.5
Netherlands	11	0.7	476	6.4	460	6.9	490	6.0	53	1.0	546	2.9	524	3.2	549	2.7	70	*	6.4		58	*	7.1		59	*	7.2
New Zealand	9	0.4	475	5.5	472	5.9	480	5.2	53	1.0	557	3.1	545	3.4	544	2.9	82	*	5.6		83	*	6.1		73	*	8.2

Norway	3	0.3	—	†	—	†	—	†	68	0.9	501	2.9	498	3.0	502	2.5	—		†		65	*	9.5		56	*	8.5
Poland	5	0.4	432	4.9	440	6.8	434	5.3	19	0.8	553	3.9	561	4.5	545	3.7	121	*	6.2		—		†		109	*	15.5
Portugal	54	1.4	454	3.3	450	4.2	446	3.5	23	1.1	513	4.1	515	4.5	504	4.4	59	*	4.5		44	*	5.0		47	*	7.4
Slovak Republic	3	0.6	376	17.9	348	26.0	356	24.3	29	0.9	529	4.2	506	4.4	532	4.6	152	*	18.9		175	*	26.0		†		†
Spain	36	1.1	461	2.9	438	2.9	456	2.6	35	1.1	518	3.0	483	3.0	506	3.2	56	*	3.6		57	*	4.6		64	*	5.6

Sweden	8	0.5	456	4.9	463	5.9	462	5.4	69	0.8	515	2.4	519	3.4	514	2.5	59	*	5.2		68	*	6.3		43	*	6.5
Switzerland	19	0.7	458	3.5	453	3.5	481	3.6	50	0.9	534	3.7	520	3.7	549	3.6	76	*	3.8		85	*	5.2		82	*	6.5
Turkey	58	1.5	404	2.4	429	3.7	401	2.7	16	1.2	477	10.6	494	9.6	485	13.2	74	*	10.8		89	*	13.1		†		†
United Kingdom	5	0.3	450	5.9	444	5.9	450	4.8	51	0.8	537	2.9	516	2.8	512	2.6	87	*	6.2		84	*	7.7		74	*	7.8
United States	7	0.7	414	6.0	—	†	412	5.1	58	1.4	511	4.9	—	†	494	4.7	97	*	7.1		84	*	7.8		99	*	11.2
Non-OECD countries
Argentina	34	1.8	353	6.0	338	7.2	344	6.0	45	1.8	422	5.8	402	7.4	408	6.4	69	*	6.0		†		†		69	*	9.1
Azerbaijan	3	0.3	—	†	—	†	—	†	60	1.3	388	3.0	362	3.3	476	2.4	—		†		†		†		†		†
Brazil	47	1.0	365	2.8	367	4.1	342	3.3	36	1.0	416	4.4	417	4.9	397	4.9	51	*	5.0		33	*	5.5		60	*	7.6
Bulgaria	7	0.8	340	11.2	295	15.1	328	12.9	36	1.8	477	8.1	446	8.5	453	8.1	137	*	13.2		†		†		117	*	20.4
Chile	28	1.9	391	3.8	397	4.9	363	4.2	31	1.7	485	4.6	490	6.3	456	4.7	93	*	5.3		†		†		81	*	6.3

Colombia	42	1.9	368	4.1	361	6.4	346	5.1	43	1.4	410	4.1	411	5.6	394	4.2	42	*	4.7		†		†		†		†
Croatia	6	0.4	443	5.2	426	5.4	415	5.4	44	0.8	504	2.8	485	3.1	476	2.6	61	*	5.3		†		†		†		†
Estonia	2	0.3	—	†	—	†	—	†	51	1.0	543	3.0	510	3.1	527	3.0	—		†		†		†		†		†
Hong Kong-China	44	1.3	523	3.0	521	3.2	529	3.2	14	1.0	575	6.8	561	6.3	580	7.3	52	*	6.6		38	*	6.8		54	*	7.7
Indonesia	54	2.2	378	4.2	377	4.6	375	4.2	18	1.3	416	7.0	414	7.7	416	8.1	38	*	7.1		26	*	6.1		37	*	9.3

Israel	6	0.5	393	7.6	387	8.2	378	7.7	68	1.0	474	4.1	457	5.0	462	4.5	81	*	7.6		†		†		101	*	14.8
Jordan	23	1.1	387	3.4	364	4.2	348	3.9	48	1.3	447	3.7	425	4.4	409	4.0	60	*	4.5		†		†		†		†
Kyrgyzstan	2	0.2	—	†	—	†	—	†	77	1.0	328	2.9	294	3.5	318	3.6	—		†		†		†		†		†
Latvia	2	0.3	—	†	—	†	—	†	51	1.0	503	3.6	493	4.2	502	3.5	—		†		—		†		89	*	13.2
Liechtenstein	20	1.9	466	12.1	464	11.9	479	13.2	51	2.7	550	6.2	536	5.8	548	6.2	84	*	15.2		81	*	13.4		56	*	17.9	!

Lithuania	1	0.1	—	†	—	†	—	†	58	1.2	507	3.4	489	3.7	508	3.6	—		†		†		†		†		†
Macao-China	57	0.9	504	1.5	487	1.5	518	1.9	10	0.5	516	4.5	499	4.7	525	4.5	12	*	4.8	!	23	*	10.5	!	†		†
Montenegro	4	0.3	361	5.6	339	6.4	350	6.4	61	0.8	421	1.5	402	1.8	410	1.8	60	*	5.9		†		†		†		†
Qatar	15	0.4	331	2.1	288	2.8	291	2.4	61	0.5	361	1.2	327	1.7	334	1.5	31	*	2.5		†		†		†		†
Romania	7	0.9	357	7.3	339	11.0	357	9.9	49	1.5	429	5.6	402	6.1	425	5.5	72	*	10.1		†		†		45	*	9.0

Russian Federation	1	0.2	—	†	—	†	—	†	43	1.3	498	4.2	457	5.0	493	4.6	—		†		—		†		70	*	9.8
Serbia	6	0.4	378	6.5	335	7.5	370	6.8	50	0.9	447	3.2	413	3.5	446	3.7	69	*	6.7		†		†		†		†
Slovenia	7	0.5	448	7.0	437	7.4	441	6.7	36	0.7	559	2.4	528	2.0	542	2.3	111	*	7.4		†		†		†		†
Chinese Taipei	21	1.0	491	4.8	459	4.6	504	6.2	16	0.7	589	3.9	544	3.8	605	4.6	98	*	5.7		†		†		†		†
Thailand	64	1.1	405	2.0	402	2.6	400	2.2	13	0.9	482	5.7	475	5.9	477	5.3	77	*	6.2		71	*	6.4		64	*	6.9

Tunisia	45	1.8	369	2.5	365	3.3	342	3.1	25	1.6	408	6.8	401	8.1	403	7.9	39	*	7.4		38	*	8.4		†		†
Uruguay	34	1.0	392	3.3	373	5.0	385	3.2	54	1.0	452	2.9	438	4.0	451	2.9	60	*	3.4		56	*	4.5		†		†

— Not available.

† Not applicable.

*p<05. Difference is statistically significant.

1Education levels are defined according to the 1997 International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED97). Pre-primary education refers to ISCED97 level 0. Primary and secondary education refers to ISCED97 levels 1 (primary education), 2 (lower secondary education), 3 (upper secondary education), and 4 (postsecondary nontertiary programs). Higher education refers to the ISCED97 levels 5A (academic higher education below the doctoral level), 5B (vocational higher education), and 6 (doctoral level of academic higher education).

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. The tests for significance take into account the standard error for the reported difference. Thus, a small difference between the United States and one jurisdiction may be significant while a large difference between the United States and another jurisdiction may not be 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 4.7a. Paris: Author.

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