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(149KB)| Table 416. | Average reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by sex and country: 2009 |
| Country or other jurisdiction | Reading literacy | Mathematics literacy | Science literacy | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| OECD total1 | 492 | (1.2) | 475 | (1.4) | 508 | (1.2) | 488 | (1.2) | 496 | (1.3) | 481 | (1.3) | 496 | (1.2) | 498 | (1.5) | 494 | (1.3) |
| OECD average2 | 493 | (0.5) | 474 | (0.6) | 513 | (0.5) | 496 | (0.5) | 501 | (0.6) | 490 | (0.6) | 501 | (0.5) | 501 | (0.6) | 501 | (0.6) |
| Australia | 515 | (2.3) | 496 | (2.9) | 533 | (2.6) | 514 | (2.5) | 519 | (3.0) | 509 | (2.8) | 527 | (2.5) | 527 | (3.1) | 528 | (2.8) |
| Austria | 470 | (2.9) | 449 | (3.8) | 490 | (4.0) | 496 | (2.7) | 506 | (3.4) | 486 | (4.0) | 494 | (3.2) | 498 | (4.2) | 490 | (4.4) |
| Belgium | 506 | (2.3) | 493 | (3.4) | 520 | (2.9) | 515 | (2.3) | 526 | (3.3) | 504 | (3.0) | 507 | (2.5) | 510 | (3.6) | 503 | (3.2) |
| Canada | 524 | (1.5) | 507 | (1.8) | 542 | (1.7) | 527 | (1.6) | 533 | (2.0) | 521 | (1.7) | 529 | (1.6) | 531 | (1.9) | 526 | (1.9) |
| Chile | 449 | (3.1) | 439 | (3.9) | 461 | (3.6) | 421 | (3.1) | 431 | (3.7) | 410 | (3.6) | 447 | (2.9) | 452 | (3.5) | 443 | (3.5) |
| Czech Republic | 478 | (2.9) | 456 | (3.7) | 504 | (3.0) | 493 | (2.8) | 495 | (3.9) | 490 | (3.0) | 500 | (3.0) | 498 | (4.0) | 503 | (3.2) |
| Denmark | 495 | (2.1) | 480 | (2.5) | 509 | (2.5) | 503 | (2.6) | 511 | (3.0) | 495 | (2.9) | 499 | (2.5) | 505 | (3.0) | 494 | (2.9) |
| Estonia | 501 | (2.6) | 480 | (2.9) | 524 | (2.8) | 512 | (2.6) | 516 | (2.9) | 508 | (2.9) | 528 | (2.7) | 527 | (3.1) | 528 | (3.1) |
| Finland | 536 | (2.3) | 508 | (2.6) | 563 | (2.4) | 541 | (2.2) | 542 | (2.5) | 539 | (2.5) | 554 | (2.3) | 546 | (2.7) | 562 | (2.6) |
| France | 496 | (3.4) | 475 | (4.3) | 515 | (3.4) | 497 | (3.1) | 505 | (3.8) | 489 | (3.4) | 498 | (3.6) | 500 | (4.6) | 497 | (3.5) |
| Germany | 497 | (2.7) | 478 | (3.6) | 518 | (2.9) | 513 | (2.9) | 520 | (3.6) | 505 | (3.3) | 520 | (2.8) | 523 | (3.7) | 518 | (3.3) |
| Greece | 483 | (4.3) | 459 | (5.5) | 506 | (3.5) | 466 | (3.9) | 473 | (5.4) | 459 | (3.3) | 470 | (4.0) | 465 | (5.1) | 475 | (3.7) |
| Hungary | 494 | (3.2) | 475 | (3.9) | 513 | (3.6) | 490 | (3.5) | 496 | (4.2) | 484 | (3.9) | 503 | (3.1) | 503 | (3.8) | 503 | (3.5) |
| Iceland | 500 | (1.4) | 478 | (2.1) | 522 | (1.9) | 507 | (1.4) | 508 | (2.0) | 505 | (1.9) | 496 | (1.4) | 496 | (2.1) | 495 | (2.0) |
| Ireland | 496 | (3.0) | 476 | (4.2) | 515 | (3.1) | 487 | (2.5) | 491 | (3.4) | 483 | (3.0) | 508 | (3.3) | 507 | (4.3) | 509 | (3.8) |
| Israel | 474 | (3.6) | 452 | (5.2) | 495 | (3.4) | 447 | (3.3) | 451 | (4.7) | 443 | (3.3) | 455 | (3.1) | 453 | (4.4) | 456 | (3.2) |
| Italy | 486 | (1.6) | 464 | (2.3) | 510 | (1.9) | 483 | (1.9) | 490 | (2.3) | 475 | (2.2) | 489 | (1.8) | 488 | (2.5) | 490 | (2.0) |
| Japan | 520 | (3.5) | 501 | (5.6) | 540 | (3.7) | 529 | (3.3) | 534 | (5.3) | 524 | (3.9) | 539 | (3.4) | 534 | (5.5) | 545 | (3.9) |
| Korea, Republic of | 539 | (3.5) | 523 | (4.9) | 558 | (3.8) | 546 | (4.0) | 548 | (6.2) | 544 | (4.5) | 538 | (3.4) | 537 | (5.0) | 539 | (4.2) |
| Luxembourg | 472 | (1.3) | 453 | (1.9) | 492 | (1.5) | 489 | (1.2) | 499 | (2.0) | 479 | (1.3) | 484 | (1.2) | 487 | (2.0) | 480 | (1.6) |
| Mexico | 425 | (2.0) | 413 | (2.1) | 438 | (2.1) | 419 | (1.8) | 425 | (2.1) | 412 | (1.9) | 416 | (1.8) | 419 | (2.0) | 413 | (1.9) |
| Netherlands | 508 | (5.1) | 496 | (5.1) | 521 | (5.3) | 526 | (4.7) | 534 | (4.8) | 517 | (5.1) | 522 | (5.4) | 524 | (5.3) | 520 | (5.9) |
| New Zealand | 521 | (2.4) | 499 | (3.6) | 544 | (2.6) | 519 | (2.3) | 523 | (3.2) | 515 | (2.9) | 532 | (2.6) | 529 | (4.0) | 535 | (2.9) |
| Norway | 503 | (2.6) | 480 | (3.0) | 527 | (2.9) | 498 | (2.4) | 500 | (2.7) | 495 | (2.8) | 500 | (2.6) | 498 | (3.0) | 502 | (2.8) |
| Poland. | 500 | (2.6) | 476 | (2.8) | 525 | (2.9) | 495 | (2.8) | 497 | (3.0) | 493 | (3.2) | 508 | (2.4) | 505 | (2.7) | 511 | (2.8) |
| Portugal | 489 | (3.1) | 470 | (3.5) | 508 | (2.9) | 487 | (2.9) | 493 | (3.3) | 481 | (3.1) | 493 | (2.9) | 491 | (3.4) | 495 | (3.0) |
| Slovak Republic | 477 | (2.5) | 452 | (3.5) | 503 | (2.8) | 497 | (3.1) | 498 | (3.7) | 495 | (3.4) | 490 | (3.0) | 490 | (4.0) | 491 | (3.2) |
| Slovenia | 483 | (1.0) | 456 | (1.6) | 511 | (1.4) | 501 | (1.2) | 502 | (1.8) | 501 | (1.7) | 512 | (1.1) | 505 | (1.7) | 519 | (1.6) |
| Spain | 481 | (2.0) | 467 | (2.2) | 496 | (2.2) | 483 | (2.1) | 493 | (2.3) | 474 | (2.5) | 488 | (2.1) | 492 | (2.5) | 485 | (2.3) |
| Sweden | 497 | (2.9) | 475 | (3.2) | 521 | (3.1) | 494 | (2.9) | 493 | (3.1) | 495 | (3.3) | 495 | (2.7) | 493 | (3.0) | 497 | (3.2) |
| Switzerland | 501 | (2.4) | 481 | (2.9) | 520 | (2.7) | 534 | (3.3) | 544 | (3.7) | 524 | (3.4) | 517 | (2.8) | 520 | (3.2) | 512 | (3.0) |
| Turkey | 464 | (3.5) | 443 | (3.7) | 486 | (4.1) | 445 | (4.4) | 451 | (4.6) | 440 | (5.6) | 454 | (3.6) | 448 | (3.8) | 460 | (4.5) |
| United Kingdom | 494 | (2.3) | 481 | (3.5) | 507 | (2.9) | 492 | (2.4) | 503 | (3.2) | 482 | (3.3) | 514 | (2.5) | 519 | (3.6) | 509 | (3.2) |
| United States | 500 | (3.7) | 488 | (4.2) | 513 | (3.8) | 487 | (3.6) | 497 | (4.0) | 477 | (3.8) | 502 | (3.6) | 509 | (4.2) | 495 | (3.7) |
| Reporting partner countries | ||||||||||||||||||
| Albania | 385 | (4.0) | 355 | (5.1) | 417 | (3.9) | 377 | (4.0) | 372 | (4.7) | 383 | (4.2) | 391 | (3.9) | 377 | (4.8) | 406 | (4.0) |
| Argentina | 398 | (4.6) | 379 | (5.1) | 415 | (4.9) | 388 | (4.1) | 394 | (4.5) | 383 | (4.4) | 401 | (4.6) | 397 | (5.1) | 404 | (4.8) |
| Azerbaijan | 362 | (3.3) | 350 | (3.7) | 374 | (3.3) | 431 | (2.8) | 435 | (3.1) | 427 | (3.0) | 373 | (3.1) | 370 | (3.4) | 377 | (3.2) |
| Brazil | 412 | (2.7) | 397 | (2.9) | 425 | (2.8) | 386 | (2.4) | 394 | (2.4) | 379 | (2.6) | 405 | (2.4) | 407 | (2.6) | 404 | (2.6) |
| Bulgaria | 429 | (6.7) | 400 | (7.3) | 461 | (5.8) | 428 | (5.9) | 426 | (6.2) | 430 | (6.0) | 439 | (5.9) | 430 | (6.8) | 450 | (5.3) |
| Colombia | 413 | (3.7) | 408 | (4.5) | 418 | (4.0) | 381 | (3.2) | 398 | (4.0) | 366 | (3.3) | 402 | (3.6) | 413 | (4.3) | 392 | (3.7) |
| Croatia | 476 | (2.9) | 452 | (3.4) | 503 | (3.7) | 460 | (3.1) | 465 | (3.6) | 454 | (3.9) | 486 | (2.8) | 482 | (3.5) | 491 | (3.9) |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 459 | (1.1) | 435 | (1.7) | 485 | (1.5) | 453 | (1.1) | 454 | (1.5) | 451 | (1.6) | 466 | (1.2) | 453 | (1.8) | 480 | (1.6) |
| Hong Kong-China | 533 | (2.1) | 518 | (3.3) | 550 | (2.8) | 555 | (2.7) | 561 | (4.2) | 547 | (3.4) | 549 | (2.8) | 550 | (3.8) | 548 | (3.4) |
| Indonesia | 402 | (3.7) | 383 | (3.8) | 420 | (3.9) | 371 | (3.7) | 371 | (4.1) | 372 | (4.0) | 383 | (3.8) | 378 | (4.2) | 387 | (4.0) |
| Jordan | 405 | (3.3) | 377 | (4.7) | 434 | (4.1) | 387 | (3.7) | 386 | (5.1) | 387 | (5.2) | 415 | (3.5) | 398 | (5.5) | 433 | (4.2) |
| Kazakhstan | 390 | (3.1) | 369 | (3.2) | 412 | (3.4) | 405 | (3.0) | 405 | (3.1) | 405 | (3.3) | 400 | (3.1) | 396 | (3.4) | 405 | (3.5) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 314 | (3.2) | 287 | (3.8) | 340 | (3.2) | 331 | (2.9) | 328 | (3.4) | 334 | (2.8) | 330 | (2.9) | 318 | (3.7) | 340 | (2.9) |
| Latvia | 484 | (3.0) | 460 | (3.4) | 507 | (3.1) | 482 | (3.1) | 483 | (3.5) | 481 | (3.4) | 494 | (3.1) | 490 | (3.7) | 497 | (3.2) |
| Liechtenstein | 499 | (2.8) | 484 | (4.5) | 516 | (4.5) | 536 | (4.1) | 547 | (5.2) | 523 | (5.9) | 520 | (3.4) | 527 | (5.0) | 511 | (5.1) |
| Lithuania | 468 | (2.4) | 439 | (2.8) | 498 | (2.6) | 477 | (2.6) | 474 | (3.1) | 480 | (3.0) | 491 | (2.9) | 483 | (3.5) | 500 | (2.9) |
| Macao-China | 487 | (0.9) | 470 | (1.3) | 504 | (1.2) | 525 | (0.9) | 531 | (1.3) | 520 | (1.4) | 511 | (1.0) | 510 | (1.3) | 512 | (1.2) |
| Montenegro | 408 | (1.7) | 382 | (2.1) | 434 | (2.1) | 403 | (2.0) | 408 | (2.2) | 396 | (2.4) | 401 | (2.0) | 395 | (2.4) | 408 | (2.6) |
| Panama | 371 | (6.5) | 354 | (7.0) | 387 | (7.3) | 360 | (5.2) | 362 | (5.6) | 357 | (6.1) | 376 | (5.7) | 375 | (6.4) | 377 | (6.6) |
| Peru | 370 | (4.0) | 359 | (4.2) | 381 | (4.9) | 365 | (4.0) | 374 | (4.6) | 356 | (4.4) | 369 | (3.5) | 372 | (3.7) | 367 | (4.4) |
| Qatar | 372 | (0.8) | 347 | (1.3) | 397 | (1.0) | 368 | (0.7) | 366 | (1.2) | 371 | (1.0) | 379 | (0.9) | 366 | (1.4) | 393 | (1.0) |
| Romania | 424 | (4.1) | 403 | (4.6) | 445 | (4.3) | 427 | (3.4) | 429 | (3.9) | 425 | (3.8) | 428 | (3.4) | 423 | (3.9) | 433 | (3.7) |
| Russian Federation | 459 | (3.3) | 437 | (3.6) | 482 | (3.4) | 468 | (3.3) | 469 | (3.7) | 467 | (3.5) | 478 | (3.3) | 477 | (3.7) | 480 | (3.5) |
| Serbia | 442 | (2.4) | 422 | (3.3) | 462 | (2.5) | 442 | (2.9) | 448 | (3.8) | 437 | (3.2) | 443 | (2.4) | 442 | (3.1) | 443 | (2.8) |
| Shanghai-China | 556 | (2.4) | 536 | (3.0) | 576 | (2.3) | 600 | (2.8) | 599 | (3.7) | 601 | (3.1) | 575 | (2.3) | 574 | (3.1) | 575 | (2.3) |
| Singapore | 526 | (1.1) | 511 | (1.7) | 542 | (1.5) | 562 | (1.4) | 565 | (1.9) | 559 | (2.0) | 542 | (1.4) | 541 | (1.8) | 542 | (1.8) |
| Chinese Taipei | 495 | (2.6) | 477 | (3.7) | 514 | (3.6) | 543 | (3.4) | 546 | (4.8) | 541 | (4.8) | 520 | (2.6) | 520 | (3.7) | 521 | (4.0) |
| Thailand | 421 | (2.6) | 400 | (3.3) | 438 | (3.1) | 419 | (3.2) | 421 | (3.9) | 417 | (3.8) | 425 | (3.0) | 418 | (3.8) | 431 | (3.4) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 416 | (1.2) | 387 | (1.9) | 445 | (1.6) | 414 | (1.3) | 410 | (2.3) | 418 | (1.5) | 410 | (1.2) | 401 | (2.1) | 419 | (1.4) |
| Tunisia | 404 | (2.9) | 387 | (3.2) | 418 | (3.0) | 371 | (3.0) | 378 | (3.3) | 366 | (3.2) | 401 | (2.7) | 401 | (2.9) | 400 | (2.8) |
| Uruguay | 426 | (2.6) | 404 | (3.2) | 445 | (2.8) | 427 | (2.6) | 433 | (3.0) | 421 | (2.9) | 427 | (2.6) | 427 | (3.2) | 428 | (2.6) |
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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), 2009, PISA 2009 Results: What Students Know and Can Do—Student Performance in Reading, Mathematics and Science (Volume I). (This table was prepared December 2010.) |
