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Figure 15-2.  Percentage of fourth-grade students who were motivated to read, based on the Students Motivated to Read Index, by sex and country: 2011

Percentage of fourth-grade students who were motivated to read, based on the Students Motivated to Read Index, by sex and country: 2011

* p < .05. Percentage is significantly different from the percentage of students of the same sex in the United States.
NOTE: The difference between female and male students is statistically significant in all countries except Indonesia. The Students Motivated to Read Index is based on fourth-grade students' reports of the extent of their agreement with the following statements about reading: (1) I like to read things that make me think; (2) It is important to be a good reader; (3) My parents like it when I read; (4) I learn a lot from reading; (5) I need to read well for my future; and (6) I like it when a book helps me imagine other worlds. This indicator presents data only for students in the highest category: motivated. The other categories (not shown) are somewhat motivated and not motivated.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), 2011.