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Computer-Based Assessments: Reading Computer-Based Assessment

Proficiency Levels

Table CR1. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students on PISA computer-based reading literacy scale, by proficiency level and education system: 2012
Education system	Below level 2		Level 2		Level 3		Level 4		Above level 4
Education system	Percent	*s.e.*	Percent	*s.e.*	Percent	*s.e.*	Percent	*s.e.*	Percent		*s.e.*
OECD average	17.6	0.26	22.5	0.21	29.9	0.24	22.1	0.22	7.9		0.17
Australia	12.5	0.50	19.8	0.48	29.4	0.64	24.9	0.72	13.4		0.67
Austria	20.2	1.43	26.3	1.16	30.0	1.31	18.4	1.04	5.1		0.72
Belgium	17.2	0.87	20.2	0.71	29.3	0.86	24.4	0.81	9.0		0.64
Brazil	37.2	2.17	30.4	1.35	22.8	1.38	8.3	1.01	1.4		0.36
Canada	8.5	0.53	17.3	0.56	31.3	0.71	29.4	0.76	13.6		0.70
Chile	29.3	1.73	32.9	1.22	27.1	1.24	9.6	0.85	1.1		0.16
Chinese Taipei	11.1	0.85	19.3	0.80	31.8	0.98	27.6	1.06	10.3		0.92
Colombia	54.9	1.82	27.5	1.05	13.4	0.86	3.7	0.50	0.5	!	0.19
Denmark	14.2	0.98	26.7	0.94	34.2	1.02	20.3	1.27	4.5		0.62
Estonia	11.4	0.92	19.8	0.87	30.0	1.01	25.7	1.09	13.1		0.91
France	13.8	1.15	19.6	0.87	30.6	1.30	26.3	1.02	9.7		0.97
Germany	19.1	1.54	21.7	0.96	29.9	1.26	21.9	1.16	7.4		0.80
Hong Kong-China	7.6	0.81	13.8	0.82	26.5	1.15	31.0	1.16	21.1		1.31
Hungary	32.5	1.38	24.6	1.24	24.8	1.13	14.1	0.98	4.0		0.60
Ireland	9.4	0.86	19.8	0.92	34.9	0.85	26.8	0.96	9.0		0.75
Israel	31.0	1.84	22.3	1.19	23.5	1.21	16.9	1.30	6.2		0.93
Italy	15.7	1.42	20.9	1.32	31.4	1.34	23.8	1.26	8.2		0.87
Japan	4.9	0.76	14.4	0.96	32.3	1.18	34.1	1.18	14.2		1.14
Korea, Republic of	3.9	0.48	11.7	0.83	30.8	1.28	35.3	1.23	18.3		1.64
Macao-China	7.0	0.47	22.8	0.71	39.8	0.66	25.3	0.78	5.1		0.51
Norway	16.6	1.06	22.0	0.82	29.9	0.98	22.8	0.93	8.6		0.69
Poland	22.4	1.54	26.3	0.99	29.4	1.14	17.4	1.27	4.5		0.72
Portugal	19.2	1.62	25.7	1.06	31.3	1.39	19.7	1.31	4.1		0.62
Russian Federation	24.6	1.63	31.2	1.24	28.5	1.05	13.0	1.00	2.6		0.42
Shanghai-China	7.9	1.11	18.1	1.11	32.6	1.35	28.9	1.40	12.5		1.16
Singapore	4.3	0.31	12.5	0.49	26.0	0.75	30.3	0.72	26.8		0.68
Slovak Republic	22.6	1.50	25.9	1.09	31.1	1.45	16.9	0.99	3.5		0.61
Slovenia	25.1	0.66	26.1	1.01	26.9	1.16	17.6	0.80	4.3		0.53
Spain	26.2	1.52	27.1	1.06	27.9	1.12	15.2	0.90	3.7		0.43
Sweden	16.7	1.11	23.2	0.86	30.2	0.98	21.8	0.90	8.1		0.70
United Arab Emirates	50.5	1.35	24.2	0.82	15.7	0.75	7.3	0.49	2.3		0.28
United States	12.6	*1.42*	22.3	*1.21*	31.5	*1.03*	24.6	*1.31*	9.0		*0.90*
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable due to high coefficient of variation. NOTE: The computer-based reading literacy assessment was an optional assessment for education systems in 2012. To reach a particular proficiency level, a student must correctly answer a majority of items at that level. Students were classified into reading literacy levels according to their scores. Exact cut scores are as follows: below level 1b (a score less than or equal to 262.04); level 1b (a score greater than 262.04 and less than or equal to 334.75); level 1a (a score greater than 334.75 and less than or equal to 407.47); level 2 (a score greater than 407.47 and less than or equal to 480.18); level 3 (a score greater than 480.18 and less than or equal to 552.89); level 4 (a score greater than 552.89 and less than or equal to 625.61); level 5 (a score greater than 625.61 and less than or equal to 698.32); and level 6 (a score greater than 698.32). Proficiency levels below 1b, level 1b, and level 1a have been collapsed for this table, as have levels 5 and 6, in order to provide descriptive and meaningful proficiency levels for the computer-based reading assessment. Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. The OECD average is the average of the national percentages of the OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Standard error is noted by s.e. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Italics indicate non-OECD countries and education systems. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2012.