Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 37, Chart 1

Indicator 37. International Achievement Comparison

Average percent correct on international mathematics and science assessments of 13-year-olds in selected countries: 1991

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Learning Mathematics and Learning Science.

In a 1991 international assessment in mathematics and science, 13-year-old U.S. students performed at or near the international average in science, and below the average in mathematics. U.S. students were not among the highest performing group in either subject. U.S. 14-year-olds scored near the top among countries in a 1991 reading assessment.