(104KB)| Table 402. | Average mathematics literacy, reading literacy, and science literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by sex and country: 2006 |
| Country or other jurisdiction | Mathematics literacy | Reading literacy | Science literacy | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| OECD total1 | 484 | (1.2) | 489 | (1.3) | 478 | (1.3) | 484 | (1.0) | 466 | (1.2) | 502 | (1.3) | 491 | (1.2) | 492 | (1.4) | 490 | (1.3) |
| OECD average2 | 498 | (0.5) | 503 | (0.7) | 492 | (0.6) | 492 | (0.6) | 473 | (0.7) | 511 | (0.7) | 500 | (0.5) | 501 | (0.7) | 499 | (0.6) |
| Australia | 520 | (2.2) | 527 | (3.2) | 513 | (2.4) | 513 | (2.1) | 495 | (3.0) | 532 | (2.2) | 527 | (2.3) | 527 | (3.2) | 527 | (2.7) |
| Austria | 505 | (3.7) | 517 | (4.4) | 494 | (4.1) | 490 | (4.1) | 468 | (4.9) | 513 | (5.5) | 511 | (3.9) | 515 | (4.2) | 507 | (4.9) |
| Belgium | 520 | (3.0) | 524 | (4.1) | 517 | (3.4) | 501 | (3.0) | 482 | (4.1) | 522 | (3.5) | 510 | (2.5) | 511 | (3.3) | 510 | (3.2) |
| Canada | 527 | (2.0) | 534 | (2.4) | 520 | (2.0) | 527 | (2.4) | 511 | (2.8) | 543 | (2.5) | 534 | (2.0) | 536 | (2.5) | 532 | (2.1) |
| Czech Republic | 510 | (3.6) | 514 | (4.2) | 504 | (4.8) | 483 | (4.2) | 463 | (5.0) | 509 | (5.4) | 513 | (3.5) | 515 | (4.2) | 510 | (4.8) |
| Denmark | 513 | (2.6) | 518 | (2.9) | 508 | (3.0) | 494 | (3.2) | 480 | (3.6) | 509 | (3.5) | 496 | (3.1) | 500 | (3.6) | 491 | (3.4) |
| Finland | 548 | (2.3) | 554 | (2.7) | 543 | (2.6) | 547 | (2.1) | 521 | (2.7) | 572 | (2.3) | 563 | (2.0) | 562 | (2.6) | 565 | (2.4) |
| France | 496 | (3.2) | 499 | (4.0) | 492 | (3.3) | 488 | (4.1) | 470 | (5.2) | 505 | (3.9) | 495 | (3.4) | 497 | (4.3) | 494 | (3.6) |
| Germany | 504 | (3.9) | 513 | (4.6) | 494 | (3.9) | 495 | (4.4) | 475 | (5.3) | 517 | (4.4) | 516 | (3.8) | 519 | (4.6) | 512 | (3.8) |
| Greece | 459 | (3.0) | 462 | (4.3) | 457 | (3.0) | 460 | (4.0) | 432 | (5.7) | 488 | (3.5) | 473 | (3.2) | 468 | (4.5) | 479 | (3.4) |
| Hungary | 491 | (2.9) | 496 | (3.5) | 486 | (3.7) | 482 | (3.3) | 463 | (3.7) | 503 | (3.9) | 504 | (2.7) | 507 | (3.3) | 501 | (3.5) |
| Iceland | 506 | (1.8) | 503 | (2.6) | 508 | (2.2) | 484 | (1.9) | 460 | (2.8) | 509 | (2.3) | 491 | (1.6) | 488 | (2.6) | 494 | (2.1) |
| Ireland | 501 | (2.8) | 507 | (3.7) | 496 | (3.2) | 517 | (3.5) | 500 | (4.5) | 534 | (3.8) | 508 | (3.2) | 508 | (4.3) | 509 | (3.3) |
| Italy | 462 | (2.3) | 470 | (2.9) | 453 | (2.7) | 469 | (2.4) | 448 | (3.4) | 489 | (2.8) | 475 | (2.0) | 477 | (2.8) | 474 | (2.5) |
| Japan | 523 | (3.3) | 533 | (4.8) | 513 | (4.9) | 498 | (3.6) | 483 | (5.4) | 513 | (5.2) | 531 | (3.4) | 533 | (4.9) | 530 | (5.1) |
| Korea, Republic of | 547 | (3.8) | 552 | (5.3) | 543 | (4.5) | 556 | (3.8) | 539 | (4.6) | 574 | (4.5) | 522 | (3.4) | 521 | (4.8) | 523 | (3.9) |
| Luxembourg | 490 | (1.1) | 498 | (1.7) | 482 | (1.8) | 479 | (1.3) | 464 | (2.0) | 495 | (2.1) | 486 | (1.1) | 491 | (1.8) | 482 | (1.8) |
| Mexico | 406 | (2.9) | 410 | (3.4) | 401 | (3.1) | 410 | (3.1) | 393 | (3.5) | 427 | (3.0) | 410 | (2.7) | 413 | (3.2) | 406 | (2.6) |
| Netherlands | 531 | (2.6) | 537 | (3.1) | 524 | (2.8) | 507 | (2.9) | 495 | (3.7) | 519 | (3.0) | 525 | (2.7) | 528 | (3.2) | 521 | (3.1) |
| New Zealand | 522 | (2.4) | 527 | (3.1) | 517 | (3.6) | 521 | (3.0) | 502 | (3.6) | 539 | (3.6) | 530 | (2.7) | 528 | (3.9) | 532 | (3.6) |
| Norway | 490 | (2.6) | 493 | (3.3) | 487 | (2.8) | 484 | (3.2) | 462 | (3.8) | 508 | (3.3) | 487 | (3.1) | 484 | (3.8) | 489 | (3.2) |
| Poland. | 495 | (2.4) | 500 | (2.8) | 491 | (2.7) | 508 | (2.8) | 487 | (3.4) | 528 | (2.8) | 498 | (2.3) | 500 | (2.7) | 496 | (2.6) |
| Portugal | 466 | (3.1) | 474 | (3.7) | 459 | (3.2) | 472 | (3.6) | 455 | (4.4) | 488 | (3.5) | 474 | (3.0) | 477 | (3.7) | 472 | (3.2) |
| Slovak Republic | 492 | (2.8) | 499 | (3.7) | 485 | (3.5) | 466 | (3.1) | 446 | (4.2) | 488 | (3.8) | 488 | (2.6) | 491 | (3.9) | 485 | (3.0) |
| Spain | 480 | (2.3) | 484 | (2.6) | 476 | (2.6) | 461 | (2.2) | 443 | (2.6) | 479 | (2.3) | 488 | (2.6) | 491 | (2.9) | 486 | (2.7) |
| Sweden | 502 | (2.4) | 505 | (2.7) | 500 | (3.0) | 507 | (3.4) | 488 | (4.0) | 528 | (3.5) | 503 | (2.4) | 504 | (2.7) | 503 | (2.9) |
| Switzerland | 530 | (3.2) | 536 | (3.3) | 523 | (3.6) | 499 | (3.1) | 484 | (3.2) | 515 | (3.3) | 512 | (3.2) | 514 | (3.3) | 509 | (3.6) |
| Turkey | 424 | (4.9) | 427 | (5.6) | 421 | (5.1) | 447 | (4.2) | 427 | (5.1) | 471 | (4.3) | 424 | (3.8) | 418 | (4.6) | 430 | (4.1) |
| United Kingdom | 495 | (2.1) | 504 | (2.6) | 487 | (2.6) | 495 | (2.3) | 480 | (3.0) | 510 | (2.6) | 515 | (2.3) | 520 | (3.0) | 510 | (2.8) |
| United States3 | 474 | (4.0) | 479 | (4.6) | 470 | (3.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 489 | (4.2) | 489 | (5.1) | 489 | (4.0) |
| Reporting partner countries | ||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 381 | (6.2) | 388 | (6.5) | 375 | (7.2) | 374 | (7.2) | 345 | (8.3) | 399 | (7.4) | 391 | (6.1) | 384 | (6.5) | 397 | (6.8) |
| Azerbaijan | 476 | (2.3) | 475 | (2.4) | 477 | (2.6) | 353 | (3.1) | 343 | (3.5) | 363 | (3.3) | 382 | (2.8) | 379 | (3.1) | 386 | (2.7) |
| Brazil | 370 | (2.9) | 380 | (3.4) | 361 | (3.0) | 393 | (3.7) | 376 | (4.3) | 408 | (3.7) | 390 | (2.8) | 395 | (3.2) | 386 | (2.9) |
| Bulgaria | 413 | (6.1) | 412 | (6.7) | 415 | (6.5) | 402 | (6.9) | 374 | (7.7) | 432 | (6.9) | 434 | (6.1) | 426 | (6.6) | 443 | (6.9) |
| Chile | 411 | (4.6) | 424 | (5.5) | 396 | (4.7) | 442 | (5.0) | 434 | (6.0) | 451 | (5.4) | 438 | (4.3) | 448 | (5.4) | 426 | (4.4) |
| Colombia | 370 | (3.8) | 382 | (4.1) | 360 | (5.0) | 385 | (5.1) | 375 | (5.6) | 394 | (5.6) | 388 | (3.4) | 393 | (4.1) | 384 | (4.1) |
| Croatia | 467 | (2.4) | 474 | (3.2) | 461 | (2.8) | 477 | (2.8) | 452 | (3.8) | 502 | (3.3) | 493 | (2.4) | 492 | (3.3) | 494 | (3.1) |
| Estonia | 515 | (2.7) | 515 | (3.3) | 514 | (3.0) | 501 | (2.9) | 478 | (3.2) | 524 | (3.1) | 531 | (2.5) | 530 | (3.1) | 533 | (2.9) |
| Hong Kong-China | 547 | (2.7) | 555 | (3.9) | 540 | (3.7) | 536 | (2.4) | 520 | (3.5) | 551 | (3.0) | 542 | (2.5) | 546 | (3.5) | 539 | (3.5) |
| Indonesia | 391 | (5.6) | 399 | (8.3) | 382 | (4.0) | 393 | (5.9) | 384 | (8.7) | 402 | (4.2) | 393 | (5.7) | 399 | (8.2) | 387 | (3.7) |
| Israel | 442 | (4.3) | 448 | (6.6) | 436 | (4.3) | 439 | (4.6) | 417 | (6.5) | 460 | (4.6) | 454 | (3.7) | 456 | (5.6) | 452 | (4.2) |
| Jordan | 384 | (3.3) | 381 | (5.3) | 388 | (3.9) | 401 | (3.3) | 373 | (5.6) | 428 | (3.4) | 422 | (2.8) | 408 | (4.5) | 436 | (3.3) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 311 | (3.4) | 311 | (4.0) | 310 | (3.4) | 285 | (3.5) | 257 | (4.4) | 308 | (3.3) | 322 | (2.9) | 319 | (3.6) | 325 | (3.0) |
| Latvia | 486 | (3.0) | 489 | (3.5) | 484 | (3.2) | 479 | (3.7) | 454 | (4.3) | 504 | (3.5) | 490 | (3.0) | 486 | (3.5) | 493 | (3.2) |
| Liechtenstein | 525 | (4.2) | 525 | (7.4) | 525 | (7.0) | 510 | (3.9) | 486 | (7.7) | 531 | (6.3) | 522 | (4.1) | 516 | (7.6) | 527 | (6.3) |
| Lithuania | 486 | (2.9) | 487 | (3.3) | 485 | (3.3) | 470 | (3.0) | 445 | (3.5) | 496 | (3.2) | 488 | (2.8) | 483 | (3.1) | 493 | (3.1) |
| Macao-China | 525 | (1.3) | 530 | (2.1) | 520 | (1.7) | 492 | (1.1) | 479 | (1.8) | 505 | (1.5) | 511 | (1.1) | 513 | (1.8) | 509 | (1.6) |
| Montenegro | 399 | (1.4) | 405 | (2.3) | 393 | (1.9) | 392 | (1.2) | 370 | (2.0) | 415 | (1.8) | 412 | (1.1) | 411 | (1.7) | 413 | (1.7) |
| Qatar | 318 | (1.0) | 311 | (1.6) | 325 | (1.3) | 312 | (1.2) | 280 | (1.9) | 346 | (1.6) | 349 | (0.9) | 334 | (1.2) | 365 | (1.3) |
| Romania | 415 | (4.2) | 418 | (4.2) | 412 | (4.9) | 396 | (4.7) | 374 | (4.5) | 418 | (5.2) | 418 | (4.2) | 417 | (4.1) | 419 | (4.8) |
| Russian Federation | 476 | (3.9) | 479 | (4.6) | 473 | (3.9) | 440 | (4.3) | 420 | (4.8) | 458 | (4.3) | 479 | (3.7) | 481 | (4.1) | 478 | (3.7) |
| Serbia | 435 | (3.5) | 438 | (4.0) | 433 | (4.4) | 401 | (3.5) | 381 | (3.4) | 422 | (4.2) | 436 | (3.0) | 433 | (3.3) | 438 | (3.8) |
| Slovenia | 504 | (1.0) | 507 | (1.8) | 502 | (1.8) | 494 | (1.0) | 467 | (1.9) | 521 | (1.4) | 519 | (1.1) | 515 | (2.0) | 523 | (1.9) |
| Chinese Taipei | 549 | (4.1) | 556 | (4.7) | 543 | (5.9) | 496 | (3.4) | 486 | (4.4) | 507 | (4.2) | 532 | (3.6) | 536 | (4.3) | 529 | (5.1) |
| Thailand | 417 | (2.3) | 413 | (3.8) | 420 | (2.6) | 417 | (2.6) | 386 | (4.0) | 440 | (3.0) | 421 | (2.1) | 411 | (3.4) | 428 | (2.5) |
| Tunisia | 365 | (4.0) | 373 | (4.4) | 358 | (4.4) | 380 | (4.0) | 361 | (4.6) | 398 | (3.9) | 386 | (3.0) | 383 | (3.2) | 388 | (3.5) |
| Uruguay | 427 | (2.6) | 433 | (3.6) | 420 | (3.1) | 413 | (3.4) | 389 | (4.4) | 435 | (3.8) | 428 | (2.7) | 427 | (4.0) | 430 | (2.7) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Illustrates how a country compares with the OECD area as a whole. Computed taking the OECD countries as a single entity, to which each country contributes in proportion to the number of 15-year-olds enrolled in its schools. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Refers to the mean of the data values for all OECD countries, to which each country contributes equally, regardless of the absolute size of the student population of each country. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PISA 2006 reading literacy results are not reported for the United States because of an error in printing the test booklets. In several areas of the reading literacy assessment, students were incorrectly instructed to refer to the passage on the “opposite page” when, in fact, the necessary passage appeared on the previous page. Because of the small number of items used in assessing reading literacy, it was not possible to recalibrate the score to exclude the affected items. Also as a result of the printing error, the mean performance in mathematics and science may be misestimated by approximately 1 score point. The impact is below one standard error. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: PISA scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2006, PISA 2006: Science Competencies for Tomorrow's World. (This table was prepared July 2008.) |