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(85KB)| Table 602.70. | Average science literacy scores of 15-year-old students and percentage attaining science literacy proficiency levels, by country or other education system: 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country or other education system | Average science literacy score1 | Percentage attaining science literacy proficiency levels2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below level 2 | At level 2 | At level 3 | At level 4 | At or above level 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total below level 2 | Below level 1b |
At level 1b | At level 1a | Total at or above level 5 |
At level 5 | At level 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| OECD average3 | 493 | (0.4) | 21.2 | (0.17) | 0.6 | (0.03) | 4.9 | (0.08) | 15.7 | (0.13) | 24.8 | (0.14) | 27.2 | (0.15) | 19.0 | (0.13) | 7.7 | (0.09) | 6.7 | (0.08) | 1.1 | (0.03) | |||||||||||
| Australia | 510 | (1.5) | 17.6 | (0.56) | 0.6 | (0.09) | 4.3 | (0.26) | 12.8 | (0.48) | 21.6 | (0.53) | 27.3 | (0.51) | 22.3 | (0.53) | 11.2 | (0.45) | 9.2 | (0.42) | 2.0 | (0.22) | |||||||||||
| Austria | 495 | (2.4) | 20.8 | (0.96) | 0.5 | ! | (0.16) | 4.5 | (0.47) | 15.8 | (0.82) | 23.9 | (0.77) | 28.1 | (0.83) | 19.5 | (0.79) | 7.7 | (0.55) | 6.8 | (0.49) | 0.9 | (0.18) | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 502 | (2.3) | 19.8 | (0.90) | 0.5 | (0.12) | 4.9 | (0.42) | 14.4 | (0.62) | 21.9 | (0.63) | 26.8 | (0.74) | 22.5 | (0.65) | 9.0 | (0.43) | 8.0 | (0.41) | 1.0 | (0.13) | |||||||||||
| Canada | 528 | (2.1) | 11.1 | (0.53) | # | (†) | 1.8 | (0.19) | 9.1 | (0.44) | 20.2 | (0.58) | 30.3 | (0.54) | 26.1 | (0.69) | 12.4 | (0.61) | 10.4 | (0.52) | 2.0 | (0.21) | |||||||||||
| Chile | 447 | (2.4) | 34.8 | (1.18) | 1.0 | (0.21) | 8.9 | (0.57) | 25.0 | (0.91) | 31.0 | (0.98) | 23.8 | (0.91) | 9.1 | (0.66) | 1.2 | (0.19) | 1.2 | (0.19) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 493 | (2.3) | 20.7 | (1.00) | # | (†) | 4.3 | (0.48) | 16.1 | (0.80) | 25.9 | (0.81) | 27.7 | (0.89) | 18.4 | (0.74) | 7.3 | (0.51) | 6.3 | (0.45) | 0.9 | (0.17) | |||||||||||
| Denmark | 502 | (2.4) | 15.9 | (0.83) | # | (†) | 3.0 | (0.29) | 12.5 | (0.70) | 25.9 | (0.90) | 31.1 | (1.05) | 20.2 | (0.80) | 7.0 | (0.63) | 6.1 | (0.55) | 0.9 | (0.19) | |||||||||||
| Estonia | 534 | (2.1) | 8.8 | (0.65) | ‡ | (†) | 1.2 | (0.23) | 7.5 | (0.60) | 20.1 | (0.73) | 30.7 | (0.91) | 26.9 | (0.94) | 13.5 | (0.73) | 11.6 | (0.68) | 1.9 | (0.26) | |||||||||||
| Finland | 531 | (2.4) | 11.5 | (0.69) | # | (†) | 2.3 | (0.33) | 8.9 | (0.56) | 19.1 | (0.73) | 29.2 | (0.79) | 26.0 | (0.83) | 14.3 | (0.65) | 11.9 | (0.58) | 2.4 | (0.28) | |||||||||||
| France | 495 | (2.1) | 22.1 | (0.86) | 0.9 | (0.18) | 5.8 | (0.48) | 15.3 | (0.63) | 22.0 | (0.86) | 26.5 | (0.78) | 21.4 | (0.75) | 8.0 | (0.53) | 7.2 | (0.52) | 0.8 | (0.15) | |||||||||||
| Germany | 509 | (2.7) | 17.0 | (0.95) | 0.4 | ! | (0.14) | 3.8 | (0.41) | 12.8 | (0.69) | 22.7 | (0.81) | 27.7 | (0.80) | 22.0 | (0.80) | 10.6 | (0.61) | 8.8 | (0.56) | 1.8 | (0.20) | ||||||||||
| Greece | 455 | (3.9) | 32.7 | (1.88) | 1.2 | (0.31) | 9.1 | (0.99) | 22.4 | (1.07) | 28.4 | (1.11) | 25.2 | (1.10) | 11.6 | (0.86) | 2.1 | (0.31) | 2.0 | (0.29) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Hungary | 477 | (2.4) | 26.0 | (1.04) | 0.8 | (0.19) | 6.8 | (0.63) | 18.4 | (0.86) | 25.5 | (0.85) | 27.3 | (0.88) | 16.6 | (0.77) | 4.6 | (0.47) | 4.3 | (0.41) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Iceland | 473 | (1.7) | 25.3 | (0.87) | 0.8 | (0.23) | 5.8 | (0.51) | 18.7 | (0.86) | 29.0 | (1.00) | 27.3 | (0.93) | 14.6 | (0.80) | 3.8 | (0.39) | 3.5 | (0.37) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Ireland | 503 | (2.4) | 15.3 | (0.96) | # | (†) | 2.7 | (0.38) | 12.4 | (0.78) | 26.4 | (0.94) | 31.1 | (0.87) | 20.1 | (0.82) | 7.1 | (0.47) | 6.3 | (0.41) | 0.8 | (0.16) | |||||||||||
| Israel | 467 | (3.4) | 31.4 | (1.36) | 2.1 | (0.37) | 9.5 | (0.75) | 19.9 | (0.88) | 24.4 | (0.82) | 23.3 | (0.98) | 15.0 | (0.82) | 5.8 | (0.46) | 5.1 | (0.45) | 0.7 | (0.14) | |||||||||||
| Italy | 481 | (2.5) | 23.2 | (1.02) | 0.6 | (0.17) | 5.4 | (0.55) | 17.2 | (0.79) | 27.1 | (0.95) | 28.6 | (1.04) | 17.0 | (0.75) | 4.1 | (0.38) | 3.8 | (0.36) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Japan | 538 | (3.0) | 9.6 | (0.70) | ‡ | (†) | 1.7 | (0.28) | 7.7 | (0.57) | 18.1 | (0.80) | 28.2 | (0.87) | 28.8 | (0.93) | 15.3 | (1.04) | 12.9 | (0.80) | 2.4 | (0.40) | |||||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 516 | (3.1) | 14.4 | (0.91) | # | (†) | 2.9 | (0.36) | 11.1 | (0.70) | 21.7 | (0.95) | 29.2 | (0.92) | 24.0 | (1.00) | 10.6 | (0.80) | 9.2 | (0.71) | 1.4 | (0.25) | |||||||||||
| Latvia | 490 | (1.6) | 17.2 | (0.75) | ‡ | (†) | 2.6 | (0.30) | 14.5 | (0.68) | 29.8 | (0.81) | 31.7 | (0.82) | 17.4 | (0.77) | 3.8 | (0.36) | 3.5 | (0.36) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 483 | (1.1) | 25.9 | (0.71) | 0.5 | (0.14) | 6.4 | (0.48) | 18.9 | (0.59) | 24.8 | (0.74) | 25.1 | (0.72) | 17.3 | (0.63) | 6.9 | (0.40) | 6.0 | (0.39) | 0.9 | (0.17) | |||||||||||
| Mexico | 416 | (2.1) | 47.8 | (1.29) | 1.1 | (0.27) | 11.7 | (0.74) | 35.0 | (1.00) | 34.7 | (0.89) | 15.1 | (0.89) | 2.3 | (0.29) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | 509 | (2.3) | 18.5 | (0.97) | # | (†) | 4.0 | (0.45) | 14.3 | (0.73) | 21.8 | (0.88) | 26.1 | (0.86) | 22.4 | (0.80) | 11.1 | (0.58) | 9.5 | (0.53) | 1.6 | (0.23) | |||||||||||
| New Zealand | 513 | (2.4) | 17.4 | (0.90) | # | (†) | 4.0 | (0.37) | 13.0 | (0.77) | 21.6 | (0.78) | 26.3 | (0.79) | 21.8 | (0.79) | 12.8 | (0.70) | 10.1 | (0.63) | 2.7 | (0.37) | |||||||||||
| Norway | 498 | (2.3) | 18.7 | (0.81) | 0.6 | (0.15) | 4.1 | (0.40) | 14.0 | (0.68) | 24.6 | (0.76) | 29.1 | (0.81) | 19.6 | (0.78) | 8.0 | (0.53) | 6.9 | (0.49) | 1.1 | (0.18) | |||||||||||
| Poland | 501 | (2.5) | 16.3 | (0.85) | # | (†) | 2.6 | (0.36) | 13.3 | (0.70) | 26.6 | (0.93) | 29.9 | (0.93) | 19.9 | (0.78) | 7.3 | (0.63) | 6.3 | (0.55) | 1.0 | (0.19) | |||||||||||
| Portugal | 501 | (2.4) | 17.4 | (0.92) | # | (†) | 3.2 | (0.37) | 14.0 | (0.85) | 25.4 | (0.77) | 28.8 | (0.84) | 21.0 | (0.81) | 7.4 | (0.51) | 6.7 | (0.46) | 0.7 | (0.15) | |||||||||||
| Slovak Republic | 461 | (2.6) | 30.7 | (1.10) | 2.1 | (0.31) | 8.9 | (0.73) | 19.7 | (0.81) | 27.6 | (0.79) | 24.8 | (0.72) | 13.3 | (0.64) | 3.6 | (0.37) | 3.3 | (0.34) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Slovenia | 513 | (1.3) | 15.0 | (0.50) | # | (†) | 2.8 | (0.29) | 11.9 | (0.51) | 23.3 | (0.72) | 29.1 | (0.87) | 22.1 | (0.84) | 10.6 | (0.57) | 9.1 | (0.58) | 1.5 | (0.29) | |||||||||||
| Spain | 493 | (2.1) | 18.3 | (0.80) | # | (†) | 3.7 | (0.42) | 14.3 | (0.70) | 26.5 | (0.71) | 31.3 | (0.73) | 18.9 | (0.73) | 5.0 | (0.38) | 4.7 | (0.37) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Sweden | 493 | (3.6) | 21.6 | (1.15) | 0.9 | (0.18) | 5.7 | (0.53) | 15.0 | (0.91) | 24.0 | (0.86) | 26.8 | (0.88) | 19.0 | (0.87) | 8.5 | (0.72) | 7.2 | (0.61) | 1.3 | (0.24) | |||||||||||
| Switzerland | 506 | (2.9) | 18.5 | (1.06) | 0.5 | ! | (0.16) | 4.0 | (0.48) | 13.9 | (0.79) | 22.8 | (0.82) | 26.3 | (1.08) | 22.7 | (1.02) | 9.8 | (0.65) | 8.6 | (0.62) | 1.1 | (0.22) | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 425 | (3.9) | 44.5 | (2.10) | 1.1 | (0.25) | 11.8 | (0.98) | 31.6 | (1.47) | 31.3 | (1.32) | 19.1 | (1.38) | 4.8 | (0.86) | # | (†) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 509 | (2.6) | 17.4 | (0.80) | # | (†) | 3.4 | (0.30) | 13.6 | (0.68) | 22.6 | (0.72) | 27.5 | (0.70) | 21.6 | (0.69) | 10.9 | (0.67) | 9.1 | (0.60) | 1.8 | (0.23) | |||||||||||
| United States | 496 | (3.2) | 20.3 | (1.07) | 0.5 | (0.14) | 4.3 | (0.47) | 15.5 | (0.78) | 25.5 | (0.78) | 26.6 | (0.89) | 19.1 | (0.93) | 8.5 | (0.64) | 7.3 | (0.55) | 1.2 | (0.22) | |||||||||||
| Non-OECD education systems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albania | 427 | (3.3) | 41.7 | (1.68) | 1.6 | (0.29) | 10.3 | (0.77) | 29.8 | (1.23) | 34.5 | (0.99) | 18.9 | (1.31) | 4.5 | (0.58) | # | (†) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Algeria | 376 | (2.6) | 70.8 | (1.42) | 3.9 | (0.50) | 24.1 | (1.04) | 42.8 | (1.01) | 22.7 | (1.07) | 5.6 | (0.62) | 0.9 | (0.22) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guangdong (China) | 518 | (4.6) | 16.2 | (1.29) | 0.6 | ! | (0.19) | 3.8 | (0.50) | 11.8 | (0.91) | 20.7 | (1.08) | 25.8 | (1.06) | 23.8 | (1.12) | 13.6 | (1.38) | 11.5 | (1.08) | 2.1 | (0.47) | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 401 | (2.3) | 56.6 | (1.08) | 4.4 | (0.31) | 19.9 | (0.63) | 32.4 | (0.62) | 25.4 | (0.59) | 13.1 | (0.60) | 4.2 | (0.40) | 0.7 | (0.13) | 0.6 | (0.13) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 475 | (6.3) | 22.7 | (2.41) | ‡ | (†) | 4.8 | (0.88) | 17.2 | (1.78) | 30.8 | (1.87) | 29.0 | (1.86) | 14.9 | (1.81) | 2.7 | (0.77) | 2.6 | (0.73) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 446 | (4.4) | 37.9 | (1.88) | 2.7 | (0.41) | 12.4 | (1.01) | 22.8 | (1.08) | 25.2 | (1.12) | 22.6 | (1.17) | 11.4 | (0.91) | 2.9 | (0.44) | 2.7 | (0.39) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 532 | (2.7) | 12.4 | (0.79) | # | (†) | 2.7 | (0.35) | 9.4 | (0.63) | 18.1 | (0.63) | 27.0 | (0.92) | 27.1 | (0.80) | 15.4 | (1.08) | 12.7 | (0.76) | 2.7 | (0.47) | |||||||||||
| Colombia | 416 | (2.4) | 49.0 | (1.32) | 1.7 | (0.32) | 14.5 | (0.91) | 32.8 | (0.89) | 30.6 | (0.92) | 15.9 | (0.71) | 4.1 | (0.36) | # | (†) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 420 | (2.1) | 46.4 | (1.23) | 0.7 | (0.19) | 10.1 | (0.64) | 35.6 | (0.99) | 35.5 | (0.83) | 15.2 | (0.87) | 2.7 | (0.36) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Croatia | 475 | (2.5) | 24.6 | (1.18) | # | (†) | 5.1 | (0.48) | 19.2 | (1.00) | 29.5 | (0.85) | 27.5 | (0.99) | 14.4 | (0.74) | 3.9 | (0.39) | 3.6 | (0.38) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Cyprus | 433 | (1.4) | 42.1 | (0.82) | 2.3 | (0.28) | 12.9 | (0.56) | 26.9 | (0.82) | 28.6 | (0.77) | 19.6 | (0.68) | 8.1 | (0.43) | 1.6 | (0.23) | 1.5 | (0.25) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 332 | (2.6) | 85.7 | (1.12) | 15.8 | (1.03) | 39.6 | (1.28) | 30.4 | (1.31) | 11.3 | (0.85) | 2.6 | (0.48) | 0.3 | ! | (0.14) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | # | (†) | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 411 | (2.4) | 50.8 | (1.28) | 4.2 | (0.44) | 16.0 | (0.93) | 30.5 | (1.07) | 28.2 | (1.02) | 15.2 | (0.69) | 4.9 | (0.49) | 0.9 | (0.21) | 0.8 | (0.20) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong (China) | 523 | (2.5) | 9.4 | (0.75) | ‡ | (†) | 1.6 | (0.29) | 7.8 | (0.63) | 19.7 | (0.87) | 36.1 | (0.91) | 27.4 | (1.08) | 7.4 | (0.65) | 6.9 | (0.64) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Indonesia | 403 | (2.6) | 56.0 | (1.65) | 1.2 | ! | (0.36) | 14.4 | (1.11) | 40.4 | (1.47) | 31.7 | (1.26) | 10.6 | (0.82) | 1.6 | (0.30) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | # | (†) | ||||||||||
| Jordan | 409 | (2.7) | 49.8 | (1.44) | 4.2 | (0.51) | 15.2 | (0.89) | 30.4 | (0.85) | 30.9 | (0.97) | 16.1 | (0.85) | 3.1 | (0.37) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Kosovo | 378 | (1.7) | 67.7 | (1.08) | 4.0 | (0.48) | 24.4 | (0.98) | 39.3 | (1.12) | 24.4 | (1.02) | 7.2 | (0.68) | 0.7 | (0.18) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Lebanon | 386 | (3.4) | 62.6 | (1.74) | 6.8 | (0.74) | 23.6 | (1.30) | 32.3 | (1.23) | 22.0 | (1.17) | 11.6 | (0.94) | 3.3 | (0.43) | # | (†) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 475 | (2.7) | 24.7 | (1.07) | 0.5 | (0.13) | 5.4 | (0.49) | 18.9 | (0.85) | 29.7 | (0.87) | 26.3 | (0.71) | 15.1 | (0.70) | 4.2 | (0.50) | 3.9 | (0.47) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Macao (China) | 529 | (1.1) | 8.1 | (0.41) | ‡ | (†) | 1.1 | (0.21) | 6.9 | (0.42) | 20.6 | (0.65) | 34.2 | (0.90) | 28.0 | (0.75) | 9.2 | (0.48) | 8.3 | (0.52) | 0.9 | (0.22) | |||||||||||
| Macedonia, Republic of | 384 | (1.2) | 62.9 | (0.76) | 6.8 | (0.49) | 22.3 | (0.81) | 33.8 | (0.90) | 24.6 | (0.72) | 10.3 | (0.54) | 2.0 | (0.31) | # | (†) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Malta | 465 | (1.6) | 32.5 | (0.77) | 3.9 | (0.40) | 10.6 | (0.67) | 18.0 | (0.86) | 23.4 | (0.81) | 21.7 | (0.90) | 14.8 | (0.89) | 7.6 | (0.48) | 6.1 | (0.40) | 1.6 | (0.26) | |||||||||||
| Massachusetts4 (USA) | 529 | (6.6) | 12.0 | (1.38) | ‡ | (†) | 2.2 | (0.55) | 9.6 | (1.26) | 19.2 | (1.78) | 29.3 | (1.78) | 25.3 | (1.89) | 14.2 | (1.68) | 11.4 | (1.52) | 2.8 | (0.72) | |||||||||||
| Moldova, Republic of | 428 | (2.0) | 42.2 | (1.11) | 2.3 | (0.31) | 11.8 | (0.61) | 28.2 | (0.82) | 31.5 | (1.20) | 19.7 | (0.91) | 5.9 | (0.56) | 0.7 | (0.16) | 0.7 | (0.15) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Montenegro, Republic of | 411 | (1.0) | 51.0 | (0.66) | 3.1 | (0.27) | 15.8 | (0.49) | 32.1 | (0.69) | 29.0 | (0.62) | 15.1 | (0.51) | 4.4 | (0.33) | # | (†) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| North Carolina4 (USA) | 502 | (4.9) | 18.0 | (1.60) | ‡ | (†) | 3.4 | (0.67) | 14.3 | (1.45) | 25.4 | (1.51) | 27.0 | (1.35) | 20.5 | (1.54) | 9.2 | (0.97) | 8.2 | (0.91) | 1.0 | ! | (0.34) | ||||||||||
| Peru | 397 | (2.4) | 58.5 | (1.40) | 2.8 | (0.35) | 19.0 | (0.82) | 36.7 | (1.02) | 27.9 | (0.97) | 11.5 | (0.74) | 2.0 | (0.30) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Puerto Rico (USA) | 403 | (6.1) | 55.3 | (3.01) | 3.6 | (0.90) | 19.5 | (2.17) | 32.3 | (1.88) | 26.7 | (2.00) | 13.5 | (1.74) | 4.1 | (0.85) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Qatar | 418 | (1.0) | 49.8 | (0.47) | 3.9 | (0.25) | 17.9 | (0.47) | 28.0 | (0.64) | 24.6 | (0.45) | 16.4 | (0.49) | 7.5 | (0.30) | 1.7 | (0.16) | 1.6 | (0.14) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Romania | 435 | (3.2) | 38.5 | (1.81) | 0.9 | (0.24) | 9.3 | (0.87) | 28.4 | (1.39) | 35.0 | (1.35) | 19.9 | (1.04) | 5.9 | (0.71) | 0.7 | (0.19) | 0.7 | (0.19) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Russian Federation | 487 | (2.9) | 18.2 | (1.12) | ‡ | (†) | 2.9 | (0.43) | 15.2 | (0.98) | 31.2 | (0.90) | 30.9 | (0.86) | 16.0 | (0.85) | 3.7 | (0.40) | 3.5 | (0.38) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Singapore | 556 | (1.2) | 9.6 | (0.40) | # | (†) | 2.0 | (0.22) | 7.5 | (0.46) | 15.1 | (0.46) | 23.4 | (0.62) | 27.7 | (0.65) | 24.2 | (0.60) | 18.6 | (0.67) | 5.6 | (0.42) | |||||||||||
| Thailand | 421 | (2.8) | 46.7 | (1.48) | 1.1 | (0.21) | 11.9 | (0.75) | 33.7 | (1.07) | 32.2 | (0.90) | 16.0 | (0.82) | 4.6 | (0.61) | # | (†) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 425 | (1.4) | 45.8 | (0.80) | 2.9 | (0.46) | 15.0 | (0.71) | 27.9 | (0.92) | 27.1 | (0.82) | 18.3 | (0.65) | 7.3 | (0.54) | 1.4 | (0.23) | 1.3 | (0.24) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Tunisia | 386 | (2.1) | 65.9 | (1.26) | 1.6 | (0.31) | 20.0 | (1.06) | 44.2 | (1.06) | 26.6 | (1.15) | 6.8 | (0.63) | 0.7 | ! | (0.26) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | # | (†) | ||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 437 | (2.4) | 41.8 | (1.11) | 2.6 | (0.29) | 13.0 | (0.61) | 26.1 | (0.71) | 26.9 | (0.62) | 19.0 | (0.66) | 9.5 | (0.53) | 2.8 | (0.21) | 2.5 | (0.20) | # | (†) | |||||||||||
| Uruguay | 435 | (2.2) | 40.8 | (1.13) | 1.2 | (0.23) | 11.2 | (0.78) | 28.4 | (0.93) | 30.3 | (0.83) | 20.3 | (0.76) | 7.4 | (0.54) | 1.3 | (0.23) | 1.2 | (0.21) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Vietnam | 525 | (3.9) | 5.9 | (0.76) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.7 | (0.73) | 25.3 | (1.41) | 36.6 | (1.21) | 23.9 | (1.22) | 8.3 | (1.22) | 7.1 | (0.84) | 1.2 | ! | (0.46) | ||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 To reach a particular proficiency level, a student must correctly answer a majority of items at that level. Students were classified into science literacy levels according to their scores. Exact cut scores are as follows: below level 1b (a score less than 260.54); level 1b (a score of at least 260.54 but less than 334.94); level 1a (a score of at least 334.94 but less than 409.54); level 2 (a score of at least 409.54 but less than 484.14); level 3 (a score of at least 484.14 but less than 558.73); level 4 (a score of at least 558.73 but less than 633.33); level 5 (a score of at least 633.33 but less than 707.93); and level 6 (a score of at least 707.93). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Results are for public school students only. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2015. (This table was prepared December 2016.) |
