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| Table 602.20. | Average fourth-grade scores and annual instructional time in mathematics and science, by country or other education system: 2011 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country or other education system1 | Total instructional hours per year | Mathematics | Science | ||||||||||||||||
| Average score2 | Instructional time in mathematics | Average score2 | Instructional time in science | ||||||||||||||||
| Hours per year | As a percent of total instructional hours | Hours per year | As a percent of total instructional hours | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| TIMSS average3 | 897 | (2.0) | 500 | (†) | 162 | (0.5) | 18 | (0.1) | 500 | (†) | 85 | (0.5) | 10 | (0.1) | |||||
| Armenia | 851 | 4 | (17.1) | 452 | (3.5) | 139 | 4 | (1.7) | 16 | (0.2) | 416 | (3.8) | 54 | 5 | (0.6) | 6 | (0.1) | ||
| Australia | 1,008 | (6.9) | 516 | (2.9) | 230 | 5 | (5.8) | 23 | (0.6) | 516 | (2.8) | 65 | 5 | (2.3) | 6 | (0.2) | |||
| Austria | 808 | (6.9) | 508 | (2.6) | 146 | (2.1) | 18 | (0.3) | 532 | (2.8) | 96 | (2.3) | 12 | (0.3) | |||||
| Azerbaijan6,7 | 804 | (27.7) | 463 | (5.8) | 130 | (3.3) | 18 | (0.7) | 438 | (5.6) | 61 | (1.4) | 8 | (0.3) | |||||
| Bahrain | 964 | (10.8) | 436 | (3.3) | 131 | 4 | (4.4) | 14 | (0.4) | 449 | (3.5) | 85 | 4 | (2.7) | 9 | (0.3) | |||
| Belgium (Flemish)-BEL | 1,010 | 4 | (16.8) | 549 | (1.9) | 224 | 4 | (4.1) | 21 | (0.3) | 509 | (2.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| Chile | 1,228 | 4 | (22.6) | 462 | (2.3) | 231 | 5 | (6.7) | 19 | (0.6) | 480 | (2.4) | 161 | 5 | (6.4) | 13 | (0.5) | ||
| Chinese Taipei-CHN | 989 | 4 | (13.4) | 591 | (2.0) | 133 | (3.9) | 12 | (0.4) | 552 | (2.2) | 90 | (2.3) | 9 | (0.3) | ||||
| Croatia6 | 776 | (19.4) | 490 | (1.9) | 134 | (2.3) | 18 | (0.4) | 516 | (2.1) | 95 | (2.4) | 13 | (0.4) | |||||
| Czech Republic | 782 | (8.2) | 511 | (2.4) | 163 | (3.0) | 21 | (0.4) | 536 | (2.5) | 60 | (2.2) | 8 | (0.3) | |||||
| Denmark6 | 863 | 4 | (9.4) | 537 | (2.6) | 124 | 5 | (2.0) | 15 | (0.3) | 528 | (2.8) | 62 | 5 | (1.9) | 7 | (0.2) | ||
| England-GBR | 970 | 4 | (8.3) | 542 | (3.5) | 188 | 5 | (3.3) | 19 | (0.4) | 529 | (2.9) | 76 | 5 | (3.2) | 8 | (0.3) | ||
| Finland | 779 | (9.8) | 545 | (2.3) | 139 | (2.5) | 18 | (0.4) | 570 | (2.6) | 98 | (1.9) | 13 | (0.4) | |||||
| Georgia7,8 | 748 | 4 | (18.7) | 450 | (3.7) | 148 | 4 | (3.9) | 21 | (0.6) | 455 | (3.8) | 110 | 4 | (2.7) | 16 | (0.4) | ||
| Germany | 863 | 4 | (11.2) | 528 | (2.2) | 163 | 4 | (3.1) | 19 | (0.3) | 528 | (2.9) | 75 | 5 | (3.5) | 8 | (0.4) | ||
| Hong Kong-CHN6 | 1,059 | 4 | (11.2) | 602 | (3.4) | 158 | 4 | (3.0) | 15 | (0.3) | 535 | (3.8) | 88 | 4 | (4.2) | 8 | (0.4) | ||
| Hungary | 760 | (12.2) | 515 | (3.4) | 148 | (3.3) | 20 | (0.5) | 534 | (3.7) | 72 | (2.2) | 10 | (0.3) | |||||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 727 | (11.2) | 431 | (3.5) | 146 | (3.9) | 20 | (0.4) | 453 | (3.7) | 106 | (3.2) | 14 | (0.4) | |||||
| Ireland | 854 | (#) | 527 | (2.6) | 150 | (2.8) | 18 | (0.3) | 516 | (3.4) | 63 | (6.6) | 7 | (0.8) | |||||
| Italy | 1,085 | (12.6) | 508 | (2.6) | 214 | (3.9) | 20 | (0.4) | 524 | (2.7) | 78 | 4 | (1.8) | 7 | (0.2) | ||||
| Japan | 891 | (3.7) | 585 | (1.7) | 150 | (1.6) | 17 | (0.1) | 559 | (1.9) | 91 | (0.8) | 10 | (0.1) | |||||
| Kazakhstan6 | 779 | (10.6) | 501 | (4.5) | 140 | (2.7) | 18 | (0.4) | 495 | (5.1) | 57 | (1.3) | 8 | (0.2) | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 789 | (11.4) | 605 | (1.9) | 121 | (3.0) | 15 | (0.4) | 587 | (2.0) | 92 | (2.5) | 11 | (0.4) | |||||
| Kuwait8 | 928 | 4 | (23.1) | 342 | 9 | (3.4) | 120 | 4 | (4.9) | 13 | (0.4) | 347 | 10 | (4.7) | 85 | 5 | (5.8) | 10 | (0.6) |
| Lithuania6,8 | 649 | (9.0) | 534 | (2.4) | 133 | (2.6) | 21 | (0.5) | 515 | (2.4) | 60 | (1.5) | 9 | (0.3) | |||||
| Malta | 891 | 4 | (0.2) | 496 | (1.3) | 183 | 4 | (0.1) | 21 | (#) | 446 | (1.9) | 39 | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (#) | ||
| Morocco | 1,040 | 4 | (23.6) | 335 | 9 | (4.0) | 174 | 5 | (3.5) | 17 | (0.4) | 264 | 9 | (4.5) | 44 | 5 | (5.5) | 5 | (0.6) |
| Netherlands11 | 1,074 | 5 | (9.9) | 540 | (1.7) | 195 | 5 | (7.0) | 18 | (0.5) | 531 | (2.2) | 42 | 5 | (2.4) | 4 | (0.2) | ||
| New Zealand | 925 | (3.9) | 486 | (2.6) | 168 | (2.4) | 18 | (0.3) | 497 | (2.3) | 52 | 5 | (3.0) | 6 | (0.3) | ||||
| Northern Ireland-GBR11 | 970 | 4 | (11.0) | 562 | (2.9) | 232 | 5 | (6.1) | 24 | (0.6) | 517 | (2.6) | 72 | 5 | (3.9) | 8 | (0.4) | ||
| Norway12 | 817 | (10.7) | 495 | (2.8) | 157 | (4.1) | 19 | (0.6) | 494 | (2.3) | 55 | (2.2) | 7 | (0.3) | |||||
| Oman | 999 | 5 | (17.4) | 385 | 10 | (2.9) | 170 | 5 | (3.1) | 17 | (0.3) | 377 | (4.3) | 120 | 5 | (2.4) | 12 | (0.2) | |
| Poland | 764 | 4 | (13.5) | 481 | (2.2) | 157 | 4 | (3.0) | 21 | (0.5) | 505 | (2.6) | 64 | 4 | (3.1) | 8 | (0.4) | ||
| Portugal | 940 | 4 | (13.1) | 532 | (3.4) | 250 | 4 | (4.3) | 27 | (0.4) | 522 | (3.9) | 162 | 4 | (4.1) | 17 | (0.8) | ||
| Qatar6 | 1,068 | (9.1) | 413 | (3.5) | 185 | (6.3) | 17 | (0.6) | 394 | (4.3) | 135 | (6.8) | 13 | (0.6) | |||||
| Romania | 796 | (17.9) | 482 | (5.8) | 148 | (3.9) | 19 | (0.5) | 505 | (5.9) | 56 | (6.2) | 7 | (0.8) | |||||
| Russian Federation | 660 | 4 | (8.0) | 542 | (3.7) | 104 | (1.0) | 16 | (0.2) | 552 | (3.5) | 49 | (0.7) | 8 | (0.2) | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 977 | 4 | (19.4) | 410 | (5.3) | 147 | 4 | (6.6) | 15 | (0.5) | 429 | (5.4) | 82 | 4 | (4.2) | 8 | (0.5) | ||
| Serbia6 | 778 | (18.5) | 516 | (3.0) | 153 | (2.1) | 20 | (0.5) | 516 | (3.1) | 72 | (5.0) | 10 | (0.9) | |||||
| Singapore6 | 1,012 | (#) | 606 | (3.2) | 208 | (3.2) | 21 | (0.3) | 583 | (3.4) | 96 | (2.1) | 9 | (0.2) | |||||
| Slovak Republic | 780 | (8.8) | 507 | (3.8) | 147 | (1.4) | 19 | (0.1) | 532 | (3.8) | 101 | (4.3) | 13 | (0.6) | |||||
| Slovenia | 684 | (#) | 513 | (2.2) | 169 | (2.6) | 25 | (0.4) | 520 | (2.7) | 101 | (1.2) | 15 | (0.2) | |||||
| Spain | 884 | 4 | (9.7) | 482 | (2.9) | 167 | 4 | (2.3) | 19 | (0.2) | 505 | (3.0) | 145 | 4 | (2.6) | 16 | (0.3) | ||
| Sweden | 849 | 4 | (11.3) | 504 | (2.0) | 138 | 5 | (3.8) | 17 | (0.5) | 533 | (2.7) | 75 | 5 | (3.0) | 9 | (0.4) | ||
| Thailand | 1,201 | 4 | (20.9) | 458 | (4.8) | 167 | (5.2) | 14 | (0.6) | 472 | (5.6) | 109 | (4.9) | 9 | (0.5) | ||||
| Tunisia | 963 | 4 | (22.9) | 359 | 10 | (3.9) | 175 | 4 | (2.9) | 19 | (0.3) | 346 | 10 | (5.3) | 93 | 4 | (5.4) | 10 | (0.6) |
| Turkey | 900 | (19.3) | 469 | (4.7) | 126 | (2.5) | 15 | (0.4) | 463 | (4.5) | 94 | (1.8) | 11 | (0.3) | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1,025 | 4 | (8.5) | 434 | (2.0) | 154 | 5 | (2.4) | 15 | (0.2) | 428 | (2.5) | 108 | 5 | (3.0) | 11 | (0.3) | ||
| United States6 | 1,078 | (7.3) | 541 | (1.8) | 206 | 4 | (4.6) | 19 | (0.5) | 544 | (2.1) | 105 | 4 | (3.1) | 10 | (0.3) | |||
| Yemen | 831 | 4 | (14.1) | 248 | 9 | (6.0) | 135 | 4 | (6.4) | 16 | (0.7) | 209 | 9 | (7.3) | 91 | 4 | (5.6) | 11 | (0.6) |
| Benchmarking education systems |
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| Abu Dhabi-UAE | 1,033 | 4 | (18.1) | 417 | (4.6) | 150 | 5 | (4.3) | 15 | (0.4) | 411 | (4.9) | 110 | 5 | (6.8) | 11 | (0.6) | ||
| Alberta-CAN6 | 1,006 | (8.8) | 507 | (2.5) | 169 | 5 | (3.2) | 17 | (0.4) | 541 | (2.4) | 130 | 5 | (4.1) | 13 | (0.6) | |||
| Dubai-UAE | 993 | 4 | (0.7) | 468 | (1.6) | 158 | 5 | (2.3) | 16 | (0.2) | 461 | (2.3) | 99 | 5 | (1.6) | 10 | (0.2) | ||
| Florida-USA8,13,14 | 1,073 | 4 | (19.7) | 545 | (2.9) | 217 | 5 | (8.8) | 20 | (0.9) | 545 | (3.7) | 113 | 5 | (9.6) | 10 | (0.8) | ||
| North Carolina-USA6,8,14 | 1,113 | 4 | (22.9) | 554 | (4.2) | 221 | 4 | (13.5) | 20 | (1.2) | 538 | (4.6) | 94 | 4 | (6.0) | 9 | (0.4) | ||
| Ontario-CAN | 969 | (7.4) | 518 | (3.1) | 201 | 4 | (4.1) | 21 | (0.5) | 528 | (3.0) | 92 | 4 | (3.2) | 10 | (0.3) | |||
| Quebec-CAN | 916 | (5.1) | 533 | (2.4) | 229 | (5.0) | 25 | (0.6) | 516 | (2.7) | 50 | (1.7) | 5 | (0.2) | |||||
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Most of the education systems represent complete countries, but some represent subnational entities such as U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and England (which is part of the United Kingdom). The name of each subnational entity appears in italics and includes as a suffix the three-letter International Organization for Standardization (ISO) abbreviation for its complete country. Examples include Florida-USA, Ontario-CAN, and England-GBR. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000, with the scale average set at 500 and the standard deviation set at 100. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 The TIMSS average includes only education systems that are members of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IAE), which develops and implements TIMSS at the international level. "Benchmarking" education systems are not members of the IEA and are therefore not included in the average. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Data are available for at least 70 percent but less than 85 percent of students. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Data are available for at least 50 percent but less than 70 percent of students. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 National Defined Population covers 90 to 95 percent of National Target Population. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Exclusion rates for Azerbaijan and Georgia are slightly underestimated as some conflict zones were not covered and no official statistics were available. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 National Target Population does not include all of the International Target Population defined by TIMSS. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 The TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center has reservations about the reliability of the average achievement score because the percentage of students with achievement too low for estimation exceeds 25 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 The TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center has reservations about the reliability of the average achievement score because the percentage of students with achievement too low for estimation exceeds 15 percent, though it is less than 25 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 Met guidelines for sample participation rates only after replacement schools were included. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Nearly satisfied guidelines for sample participation rates after replacement schools were included. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 National Defined Population covers less than 90 percent of National Target Population (but at least 77 percent). | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 All U.S. state data are based on public school students only. | |||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Countries were required to sample students in the grade that corresponded to the end of 4 years of formal schooling, providing that the mean age at the time of testing was at least 9.5 years. Instructional times shown in this table are actual or implemented times (as opposed to intended times prescribed by the curriculum). Principals reported total instructional hours per day and school days per year. Total instructional hours per year were calculated by multiplying the number of school days per year by the number of instructional hours per day. Teachers reported instructional hours per week in mathematics and science. Instructional hours per year in mathematics and science were calculated by dividing weekly instructional hours by the number of school days per week and then multiplying by the number of school days per year. | |||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2011; TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics, by Ina V.S. Mullis et al.; and TIMSS 2011 International Results in Science, by Michael O. Martin et al. (This table was prepared December 2012.) |