Figure 5-1. Percentage distribution of fourth-grade students across international benchmarks in reading, mathematics, and science, by country: 2011

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Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-20 Countries: 2015

Percentage distribution of fourth-grade students across international benchmarks in reading, mathematics, and science, by country: 2011

# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: PIRLS and TIMSS scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000, with the scale average fixed at 500 and the standard deviation fixed at 100. Four points on the scale were identified for use as international benchmarks: 400 for the Low benchmark, 475 for the Intermediate benchmark, 550 for the High benchmark, and 625 for the Advanced benchmark. Below low indicates the percentage of students not reaching the Low international benchmark. Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Turkey did not participate in PIRLS 2011; Canada, France, and Indonesia did not participate in TIMSS 2011 at the fourth grade. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), 2011; and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2011.

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