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| Table 602.60. | Average mathematics literacy scores of 15-year-old students and percentage attaining mathematics literacy proficiency levels, by country or other education system: 2012 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country or other education system | Average mathematics literacy score | Percentage attaining mathematics literacy proficiency levels1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below level 2 | At level 2 | At level 3 | At level 4 | At or above level 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total below level 2 | Below level 1 |
At level 1 | Total at or above level 5 |
At level 5 | At level 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| OECD average2 | 494 | (0.5) | 23.0 | (0.17) | 8.0 | (0.12) | 15.0 | (0.13) | 22.5 | (0.15) | 23.7 | (0.15) | 18.1 | (0.14) | 12.7 | (0.14) | 9.3 | (0.11) | 3.3 | (0.08) | ||||||||||
| Australia | 504 | (1.6) | 19.7 | (0.60) | 6.1 | (0.35) | 13.5 | (0.57) | 21.9 | (0.76) | 24.6 | (0.65) | 19.0 | (0.50) | 14.8 | (0.64) | 10.5 | (0.43) | 4.3 | (0.36) | ||||||||||
| Austria | 506 | (2.7) | 18.7 | (0.96) | 5.7 | (0.59) | 13.0 | (0.74) | 21.9 | (0.87) | 24.2 | (0.84) | 21.0 | (0.90) | 14.3 | (0.95) | 11.0 | (0.75) | 3.3 | (0.41) | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 515 | (2.1) | 19.0 | (0.82) | 7.0 | (0.58) | 12.0 | (0.52) | 18.4 | (0.58) | 22.4 | (0.70) | 20.6 | (0.63) | 19.5 | (0.76) | 13.4 | (0.73) | 6.1 | (0.43) | ||||||||||
| Canada | 518 | (1.8) | 13.8 | (0.55) | 3.6 | (0.29) | 10.2 | (0.45) | 21.0 | (0.64) | 26.4 | (0.63) | 22.4 | (0.49) | 16.4 | (0.64) | 12.1 | (0.47) | 4.3 | (0.29) | ||||||||||
| Chile | 423 | (3.1) | 51.5 | (1.67) | 22.0 | (1.35) | 29.5 | (1.01) | 25.3 | (1.00) | 15.4 | (0.78) | 6.2 | (0.60) | 1.6 | (0.22) | 1.5 | (0.21) | 0.1 | ! | (0.04) | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 499 | (2.9) | 21.0 | (1.20) | 6.8 | (0.76) | 14.2 | (0.97) | 21.7 | (0.83) | 24.8 | (1.07) | 19.7 | (0.90) | 12.9 | (0.82) | 9.6 | (0.66) | 3.2 | (0.31) | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 500 | (2.3) | 16.8 | (0.98) | 4.4 | (0.49) | 12.5 | (0.70) | 24.4 | (0.97) | 29.0 | (1.03) | 19.8 | (0.69) | 10.0 | (0.66) | 8.3 | (0.57) | 1.7 | (0.32) | ||||||||||
| Estonia | 521 | (2.0) | 10.5 | (0.63) | 2.0 | (0.26) | 8.6 | (0.57) | 22.0 | (0.84) | 29.4 | (0.79) | 23.4 | (0.91) | 14.6 | (0.76) | 11.0 | (0.67) | 3.6 | (0.37) | ||||||||||
| Finland | 519 | (1.9) | 12.3 | (0.67) | 3.3 | (0.39) | 8.9 | (0.49) | 20.5 | (0.66) | 28.8 | (0.78) | 23.2 | (0.78) | 15.3 | (0.74) | 11.7 | (0.60) | 3.5 | (0.30) | ||||||||||
| France | 495 | (2.5) | 22.4 | (0.87) | 8.7 | (0.72) | 13.6 | (0.76) | 22.1 | (0.95) | 23.8 | (0.82) | 18.9 | (0.79) | 12.9 | (0.77) | 9.8 | (0.55) | 3.1 | (0.40) | ||||||||||
| Germany | 514 | (2.9) | 17.7 | (1.03) | 5.5 | (0.65) | 12.2 | (0.81) | 19.4 | (0.81) | 23.7 | (0.79) | 21.7 | (0.73) | 17.5 | (0.94) | 12.8 | (0.71) | 4.7 | (0.49) | ||||||||||
| Greece | 453 | (2.5) | 35.7 | (1.34) | 14.5 | (0.92) | 21.2 | (0.85) | 27.2 | (1.02) | 22.1 | (0.86) | 11.2 | (0.79) | 3.9 | (0.43) | 3.3 | (0.43) | 0.6 | (0.15) | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 477 | (3.2) | 28.1 | (1.31) | 9.9 | (0.77) | 18.2 | (1.04) | 25.3 | (1.21) | 23.0 | (1.02) | 14.4 | (0.86) | 9.3 | (1.12) | 7.1 | (0.73) | 2.1 | (0.51) | ||||||||||
| Iceland | 493 | (1.7) | 21.5 | (0.74) | 7.5 | (0.54) | 14.0 | (0.83) | 23.6 | (0.89) | 25.7 | (0.95) | 18.1 | (0.79) | 11.2 | (0.69) | 8.9 | (0.61) | 2.3 | (0.35) | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 501 | (2.2) | 16.9 | (0.99) | 4.8 | (0.55) | 12.1 | (0.70) | 23.9 | (0.72) | 28.2 | (0.87) | 20.3 | (0.76) | 10.7 | (0.54) | 8.5 | (0.51) | 2.2 | (0.23) | ||||||||||
| Israel | 466 | (4.7) | 33.5 | (1.68) | 15.9 | (1.23) | 17.6 | (0.93) | 21.6 | (0.93) | 21.0 | (0.87) | 14.6 | (0.88) | 9.4 | (0.99) | 7.2 | (0.74) | 2.2 | (0.39) | ||||||||||
| Italy | 485 | (2.0) | 24.7 | (0.76) | 8.5 | (0.39) | 16.1 | (0.51) | 24.1 | (0.55) | 24.6 | (0.62) | 16.7 | (0.48) | 9.9 | (0.57) | 7.8 | (0.44) | 2.2 | (0.25) | ||||||||||
| Japan | 536 | (3.6) | 11.1 | (0.98) | 3.2 | (0.49) | 7.9 | (0.69) | 16.9 | (0.85) | 24.7 | (1.00) | 23.7 | (0.89) | 23.7 | (1.46) | 16.0 | (0.89) | 7.6 | (0.84) | ||||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 554 | (4.6) | 9.1 | (0.95) | 2.7 | (0.46) | 6.4 | (0.62) | 14.7 | (0.85) | 21.4 | (0.99) | 23.9 | (1.23) | 30.9 | (1.83) | 18.8 | (0.92) | 12.1 | (1.26) | ||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 490 | (1.1) | 24.3 | (0.54) | 8.8 | (0.54) | 15.5 | (0.54) | 22.3 | (0.72) | 23.6 | (0.72) | 18.5 | (0.58) | 11.2 | (0.42) | 8.6 | (0.38) | 2.6 | (0.25) | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 413 | (1.4) | 54.7 | (0.82) | 22.8 | (0.68) | 31.9 | (0.58) | 27.8 | (0.53) | 13.1 | (0.41) | 3.7 | (0.23) | 0.6 | (0.08) | 0.6 | (0.07) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 523 | (3.5) | 14.8 | (1.28) | 3.8 | (0.57) | 11.0 | (0.93) | 17.9 | (1.08) | 24.2 | (1.19) | 23.8 | (1.11) | 19.3 | (1.21) | 14.9 | (0.99) | 4.4 | (0.56) | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 500 | (2.2) | 22.6 | (0.80) | 7.5 | (0.58) | 15.1 | (0.66) | 21.6 | (0.83) | 22.7 | (0.76) | 18.1 | (0.84) | 15.0 | (0.88) | 10.5 | (0.75) | 4.5 | (0.40) | ||||||||||
| Norway | 489 | (2.7) | 22.3 | (1.06) | 7.2 | (0.78) | 15.1 | (0.88) | 24.3 | (0.84) | 25.7 | (1.01) | 18.3 | (0.96) | 9.4 | (0.67) | 7.3 | (0.56) | 2.1 | (0.30) | ||||||||||
| Poland | 518 | (3.6) | 14.4 | (0.89) | 3.3 | (0.38) | 11.1 | (0.77) | 22.1 | (0.93) | 25.5 | (0.94) | 21.3 | (1.12) | 16.7 | (1.33) | 11.7 | (0.78) | 5.0 | (0.80) | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 487 | (3.8) | 24.9 | (1.52) | 8.9 | (0.79) | 16.0 | (0.98) | 22.8 | (0.88) | 24.0 | (0.84) | 17.7 | (0.88) | 10.6 | (0.79) | 8.5 | (0.73) | 2.1 | (0.33) | ||||||||||
| Slovak Republic | 482 | (3.4) | 27.5 | (1.28) | 11.1 | (1.03) | 16.4 | (0.94) | 23.1 | (1.10) | 22.1 | (1.09) | 16.4 | (1.08) | 11.0 | (0.94) | 7.8 | (0.64) | 3.1 | (0.55) | ||||||||||
| Slovenia | 501 | (1.2) | 20.1 | (0.65) | 5.1 | (0.48) | 15.0 | (0.69) | 23.6 | (0.95) | 23.9 | (0.96) | 18.7 | (0.80) | 13.7 | (0.55) | 10.3 | (0.64) | 3.4 | (0.43) | ||||||||||
| Spain | 484 | (1.9) | 23.6 | (0.85) | 7.8 | (0.50) | 15.8 | (0.57) | 24.9 | (0.65) | 26.0 | (0.59) | 17.6 | (0.56) | 8.0 | (0.43) | 6.7 | (0.42) | 1.3 | (0.15) | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 478 | (2.3) | 27.1 | (1.12) | 9.5 | (0.68) | 17.5 | (0.76) | 24.7 | (0.92) | 23.9 | (0.78) | 16.3 | (0.69) | 8.0 | (0.52) | 6.5 | (0.49) | 1.6 | (0.25) | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 531 | (3.0) | 12.4 | (0.70) | 3.6 | (0.35) | 8.9 | (0.59) | 17.8 | (1.06) | 24.5 | (1.02) | 23.9 | (0.80) | 21.4 | (1.19) | 14.6 | (0.78) | 6.8 | (0.69) | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 448 | (4.8) | 42.0 | (1.93) | 15.5 | (1.08) | 26.5 | (1.28) | 25.5 | (1.16) | 16.5 | (1.05) | 10.1 | (1.09) | 5.9 | (1.13) | 4.7 | (0.81) | 1.2 | ! | (0.46) | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 494 | (3.3) | 21.8 | (1.30) | 7.8 | (0.77) | 14.0 | (0.76) | 23.2 | (0.81) | 24.8 | (0.85) | 18.4 | (0.78) | 11.8 | (0.81) | 9.0 | (0.63) | 2.9 | (0.42) | ||||||||||
| United States | 481 | (3.6) | 25.8 | (1.39) | 8.0 | (0.73) | 17.9 | (0.98) | 26.3 | (0.84) | 23.3 | (0.93) | 15.8 | (0.91) | 8.8 | (0.78) | 6.6 | (0.61) | 2.2 | (0.34) | ||||||||||
| Non-OECD education systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albania | 394 | (2.0) | 60.7 | (0.95) | 32.5 | (1.03) | 28.1 | (0.97) | 22.9 | (0.91) | 12.0 | (0.92) | 3.6 | (0.35) | 0.8 | (0.19) | 0.8 | (0.20) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 388 | (3.5) | 66.5 | (2.03) | 34.9 | (1.95) | 31.6 | (1.22) | 22.2 | (1.36) | 9.2 | (0.88) | 1.8 | (0.35) | 0.3 | ! | (0.10) | 0.3 | ! | (0.10) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Brazil | 391 | (2.1) | 67.1 | (1.03) | 35.2 | (0.93) | 31.9 | (0.70) | 20.4 | (0.67) | 8.9 | (0.47) | 2.9 | (0.35) | 0.8 | (0.20) | 0.7 | (0.19) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 439 | (4.0) | 43.8 | (1.78) | 20.0 | (1.45) | 23.8 | (0.95) | 24.4 | (1.12) | 17.9 | (0.91) | 9.9 | (0.83) | 4.1 | (0.62) | 3.4 | (0.50) | 0.7 | (0.19) | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 560 | (3.3) | 12.8 | (0.84) | 4.5 | (0.53) | 8.3 | (0.61) | 13.1 | (0.61) | 17.1 | (0.65) | 19.7 | (0.75) | 37.2 | (1.24) | 19.2 | (0.89) | 18.0 | (1.00) | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 376 | (2.9) | 73.8 | (1.43) | 41.6 | (1.71) | 32.2 | (1.05) | 17.8 | (0.90) | 6.4 | (0.61) | 1.6 | (0.28) | 0.3 | ! | (0.11) | 0.3 | ! | (0.10) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Connecticut-USA3 | 506 | (6.2) | 20.6 | (2.14) | 6.8 | (1.18) | 13.8 | (1.33) | 20.0 | (1.28) | 24.3 | (1.36) | 18.6 | (1.79) | 16.4 | (1.91) | 11.5 | (1.46) | 4.9 | (0.83) | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 407 | (3.0) | 59.9 | (1.87) | 23.6 | (1.68) | 36.2 | (1.22) | 26.8 | (1.29) | 10.1 | (0.99) | 2.6 | (0.46) | 0.6 | ! | (0.19) | 0.5 | ! | (0.16) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Croatia | 471 | (3.5) | 29.9 | (1.36) | 9.5 | (0.74) | 20.4 | (1.02) | 26.7 | (0.95) | 22.9 | (1.12) | 13.5 | (0.80) | 7.0 | (1.15) | 5.4 | (0.76) | 1.6 | ! | (0.51) | |||||||||
| Cyprus | 440 | (1.1) | 42.0 | (0.63) | 19.0 | (0.58) | 23.0 | (0.65) | 25.5 | (0.62) | 19.2 | (0.58) | 9.6 | (0.44) | 3.7 | (0.27) | 3.1 | (0.25) | 0.6 | ! | (0.20) | |||||||||
| Florida-USA3 | 467 | (5.8) | 30.4 | (2.65) | 9.7 | (1.44) | 20.6 | (1.87) | 27.9 | (1.42) | 23.0 | (1.64) | 13.0 | (1.34) | 5.8 | (1.18) | 4.9 | (1.04) | 0.9 | ! | (0.39) | |||||||||
| Hong Kong-China | 561 | (3.2) | 8.5 | (0.79) | 2.6 | (0.36) | 5.9 | (0.61) | 12.0 | (0.77) | 19.7 | (0.97) | 26.1 | (1.09) | 33.7 | (1.35) | 21.4 | (0.96) | 12.3 | (0.95) | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 375 | (4.0) | 75.7 | (2.05) | 42.3 | (2.14) | 33.4 | (1.59) | 16.8 | (1.12) | 5.7 | (0.90) | 1.5 | ! | (0.54) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Jordan | 386 | (3.1) | 68.6 | (1.50) | 36.5 | (1.59) | 32.1 | (0.95) | 21.0 | (1.04) | 8.1 | (0.63) | 1.8 | (0.33) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 432 | (3.0) | 45.2 | (1.70) | 14.5 | (0.90) | 30.7 | (1.40) | 31.5 | (0.95) | 16.9 | (1.11) | 5.4 | (0.79) | 0.9 | ! | (0.29) | 0.9 | ! | (0.27) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Latvia | 491 | (2.8) | 19.9 | (1.13) | 4.8 | (0.53) | 15.1 | (0.96) | 26.6 | (1.29) | 27.8 | (0.92) | 17.6 | (0.90) | 8.0 | (0.78) | 6.5 | (0.65) | 1.5 | (0.28) | ||||||||||
| Liechtenstein | 535 | (4.0) | 14.1 | (2.02) | 3.5 | ! | (1.31) | 10.6 | (1.81) | 15.2 | (2.52) | 22.7 | (2.81) | 23.2 | (3.01) | 24.8 | (2.55) | 17.4 | (3.17) | 7.4 | (1.86) | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 479 | (2.6) | 26.0 | (1.18) | 8.7 | (0.68) | 17.3 | (0.89) | 25.9 | (0.80) | 24.6 | (1.01) | 15.4 | (0.70) | 8.1 | (0.60) | 6.6 | (0.49) | 1.4 | (0.24) | ||||||||||
| Macao-China | 538 | (1.0) | 10.8 | (0.49) | 3.2 | (0.29) | 7.6 | (0.53) | 16.4 | (0.71) | 24.0 | (0.69) | 24.4 | (0.87) | 24.3 | (0.56) | 16.8 | (0.63) | 7.6 | (0.35) | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 421 | (3.2) | 51.8 | (1.68) | 23.0 | (1.19) | 28.8 | (1.12) | 26.0 | (0.95) | 14.9 | (0.93) | 6.0 | (0.69) | 1.3 | (0.30) | 1.2 | (0.28) | 0.1 | ! | (0.05) | |||||||||
| Massachusetts-USA3 | 514 | (6.2) | 17.8 | (1.46) | 5.3 | (0.83) | 12.5 | (1.17) | 20.4 | (1.61) | 24.3 | (1.49) | 18.9 | (1.18) | 18.5 | (2.47) | 12.7 | (1.61) | 5.8 | (1.11) | ||||||||||
| Montenegro, Republic of | 410 | (1.1) | 56.6 | (1.02) | 27.5 | (0.64) | 29.1 | (1.14) | 24.2 | (1.06) | 13.1 | (0.73) | 4.9 | (0.48) | 1.0 | (0.20) | 0.9 | (0.20) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Peru | 368 | (3.7) | 74.6 | (1.75) | 47.0 | (1.79) | 27.6 | (0.88) | 16.1 | (1.00) | 6.7 | (0.68) | 2.1 | (0.38) | 0.6 | ! | (0.21) | 0.5 | ! | (0.20) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Qatar | 376 | (0.8) | 69.6 | (0.46) | 47.0 | (0.42) | 22.6 | (0.53) | 15.2 | (0.39) | 8.8 | (0.34) | 4.5 | (0.28) | 2.0 | (0.21) | 1.7 | (0.20) | 0.3 | (0.07) | ||||||||||
| Romania | 445 | (3.8) | 40.8 | (1.93) | 14.0 | (1.15) | 26.8 | (1.23) | 28.3 | (1.09) | 19.2 | (1.07) | 8.4 | (0.81) | 3.2 | (0.61) | 2.6 | (0.45) | 0.6 | ! | (0.27) | |||||||||
| Russian Federation | 482 | (3.0) | 24.0 | (1.13) | 7.5 | (0.70) | 16.5 | (0.80) | 26.6 | (0.99) | 26.0 | (0.97) | 15.7 | (0.78) | 7.8 | (0.85) | 6.3 | (0.64) | 1.5 | (0.31) | ||||||||||
| Serbia, Republic of | 449 | (3.4) | 38.9 | (1.54) | 15.5 | (1.16) | 23.4 | (0.93) | 26.5 | (1.12) | 19.5 | (1.03) | 10.5 | (0.69) | 4.6 | (0.71) | 3.5 | (0.52) | 1.1 | (0.31) | ||||||||||
| Shanghai-China | 613 | (3.3) | 3.8 | (0.55) | 0.8 | (0.21) | 2.9 | (0.46) | 7.5 | (0.64) | 13.1 | (0.77) | 20.2 | (0.83) | 55.4 | (1.37) | 24.6 | (1.04) | 30.8 | (1.24) | ||||||||||
| Singapore | 573 | (1.3) | 8.3 | (0.48) | 2.2 | (0.23) | 6.1 | (0.40) | 12.2 | (0.68) | 17.5 | (0.66) | 22.0 | (0.62) | 40.0 | (0.71) | 21.0 | (0.58) | 19.0 | (0.51) | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 427 | (3.4) | 49.7 | (1.74) | 19.1 | (1.07) | 30.6 | (1.20) | 27.3 | (1.00) | 14.5 | (1.15) | 5.8 | (0.74) | 2.6 | (0.51) | 2.0 | (0.38) | 0.5 | ! | (0.19) | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 388 | (3.9) | 67.7 | (1.83) | 36.5 | (1.88) | 31.3 | (1.09) | 21.1 | (1.17) | 8.0 | (0.79) | 2.3 | (0.68) | 0.8 | ! | (0.37) | 0.7 | ! | (0.32) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 434 | (2.4) | 46.3 | (1.22) | 20.5 | (0.92) | 25.8 | (0.81) | 24.9 | (0.69) | 16.9 | (0.64) | 8.5 | (0.54) | 3.5 | (0.29) | 2.9 | (0.25) | 0.5 | (0.11) | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 409 | (2.8) | 55.8 | (1.31) | 29.2 | (1.20) | 26.5 | (0.76) | 23.0 | (0.93) | 14.4 | (0.87) | 5.4 | (0.60) | 1.4 | (0.32) | 1.3 | (0.28) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 511 | (4.8) | 14.2 | (1.75) | 3.6 | (0.80) | 10.6 | (1.26) | 22.8 | (1.28) | 28.4 | (1.52) | 21.3 | (1.22) | 13.3 | (1.47) | 9.8 | (0.99) | 3.5 | (0.75) | ||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 To reach a particular proficiency level, a student must correctly answer a majority of items at that level. Students were classified into mathematics literacy levels according to their scores. Exact cut scores are as follows: below level 1 (a score less than or equal to 357.77); level 1 (a score greater than 357.77 and less than or equal to 420.07); level 2 (a score greater than 420.07 and less than or equal to 482.38); level 3 (a score greater than 482.38 and less than or equal to 544.68); level 4 (a score greater than 544.68 and less than or equal to 606.99); level 5 (a score greater than 606.99 and less than or equal to 669.30); and level 6 (a score greater than 669.30). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Refers to the mean of the data values for all Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, to which each country contributes equally, regardless of the absolute size of the student population of each country. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Results are for public school students only. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2012. (This table was prepared November 2013.) |