pisa 2009 performance in reading, mathematics and science

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Volume I Chapter 3

Figure I.3.9 How proficient are students in mathematics?Figure I.3.10 Comparing countries' performance in mathematicsFigure I.3.11 Where countries rank in mathematics performanceFigure I.3.12 Gender differences in mathematics performance

Figure I.3.20 How proficient are students in science?

Figure I.3.21 Comparing countries' performance in science

Figure I.3.22 Where countries rank in science performance

Figure I.3.23 Gender differences in science performance

Figure I.3.a Overlapping of top performers in reading, mathematics and science on average in the OECD

Figure I.3.b Top performers in reading, mathematics and science

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Tab I.3.1 OLD Table 7.1bPercentage of students at each proficiency level on the mathematics scale

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Level 1 Level 2

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Column1 Column3 Column5 Column6 Column8 Column10 Column12 Column14 Column16Shanghai-China -1.4 -3.4 8.7 15.2 20.8 23.8 26.6 (95.1)

Finland -1.7 -6.1 15.6 27.1 27.8 16.7 4.9 (92.2)Korea -1.9 -6.2 15.6 24.4 26.3 17.7 7.8 (91.9)

Hong Kong-China -2.6 -6.2 13.2 21.9 25.4 19.9 10.8 (91.2)Liechtenstein -3.0 -6.5 15.0 26.2 31.2 13.0 5.0 (90.5)

Singapore -3.0 -6.8 13.1 18.7 22.8 20.0 15.6 (90.2)Macao-China -2.8 -8.2 19.6 27.8 24.5 12.8 4.3 (89.0)

Canada -3.1 -8.3 18.8 26.5 25.0 13.9 4.4 (88.5)Japan -4.0 -8.5 17.4 25.7 23.5 14.7 6.2 (87.5)

Estonia -3.0 -9.6 22.7 29.9 22.7 9.8 2.2 (87.4)Chinese Taipei -4.2 -8.6 15.5 20.9 22.2 17.2 11.3 (87.2)

Netherlands -2.8 -10.6 19.0 23.9 23.9 15.4 4.4 (86.6)Switzerland -4.5 -9.0 15.9 23.0 23.5 16.3 7.8 (86.5)

New Zealand -5.3 -10.2 19.1 24.4 22.2 13.6 5.3 (84.6)Australia -5.1 -10.8 20.3 25.8 21.7 11.9 4.5 (84.1)Iceland -5.7 -11.3 21.3 27.3 20.9 10.5 3.1 (83.0)

Denmark -4.9 -12.1 23.0 27.4 21.0 9.1 2.5 (82.9)Norway -5.5 -12.7 24.3 27.5 19.7 8.4 1.8 (81.8)

Germany -6.4 -12.2 18.8 23.1 21.7 13.2 4.6 (81.4)Belgium -7.7 -11.3 17.5 21.8 21.3 14.6 5.8 (80.9)

United Kingdom -6.2 -14.0 24.9 27.2 17.9 8.1 1.8 (79.8)Slovenia -6.5 -13.8 22.5 23.9 19.0 10.3 3.9 (79.7)Poland -6.1 -14.4 24.0 26.1 19.0 8.2 2.2 (79.5)Ireland -7.3 -13.6 24.5 28.6 19.4 5.8 0.9 (79.2)

Slovak Republic -7.0 -14.0 23.2 25.0 18.1 9.1 3.6 (79.0)Sweden -7.5 -13.6 23.4 25.2 19.0 8.9 2.5 (78.9)Hungary -8.1 -14.2 23.2 26.0 18.4 8.1 2.0 (77.7)

Czech Republic -7.0 -15.3 24.2 24.4 17.4 8.5 3.2 (77.7)France -9.5 -13.1 19.9 23.8 20.1 10.4 3.3 (77.5)Latvia -5.8 -16.7 27.2 28.2 16.4 5.1 0.6 (77.4)Austria -7.8 -15.4 21.2 23.0 19.6 9.9 3.0 (76.8)

United States -8.1 -15.3 24.4 25.2 17.1 8.0 1.9 (76.6)Portugal -8.4 -15.3 23.9 25.0 17.7 7.7 1.9 (76.3)

Spain -9.1 -14.6 23.9 26.6 17.7 6.7 1.3 (76.3)Luxembourg -9.6 -14.4 22.7 23.1 19.0 9.0 2.3 (76.1)

Italy -9.1 -15.9 24.2 24.6 17.3 7.4 1.6 (75.1)Lithuania -9.0 -17.3 26.1 25.3 15.4 5.7 1.3 (73.7)

Russian Federation -9.5 -19.0 28.5 25.0 12.7 4.3 1.0 (71.4)Greece -11.3 -19.1 26.4 24.0 13.6 4.9 0.8 (69.7)Croatia -12.4 -20.8 26.7 22.7 12.5 4.3 0.6 (66.8)

Dubai (UAE) -17.6 -21.2 23.0 19.6 12.1 5.3 1.2 (61.2)Israel -20.5 -18.9 22.5 20.1 12.0 4.7 1.2 (60.5)Serbia -17.6 -22.9 26.5 19.9 9.5 2.9 0.6 (59.4)Turkey -17.7 -24.5 25.2 17.4 9.6 4.4 1.3 (57.9)

Azerbaijan -11.5 -33.8 35.3 14.8 3.6 0.9 0.2 (54.7)Romania -19.5 -27.5 28.6 17.3 5.9 1.2 0.1 (53.0)Bulgaria -24.5 -22.7 23.4 17.5 8.2 3.0 0.8 (52.9)Uruguay -22.9 -24.6 25.1 17.0 7.9 2.1 0.3 (52.4)Mexico -21.9 -28.9 28.3 15.6 4.7 0.7 0.0 (49.2)Chile -21.7 -29.4 27.3 14.8 5.6 1.2 0.1 (49.0)

Thailand -22.1 -30.4 27.3 14.0 4.9 1.0 0.3 (47.5)Trinidad and Tobago -30.1 -23.1 21.2 15.4 7.7 2.1 0.3 (46.8)

Montenegro -29.6 -28.8 24.6 12.2 3.8 0.9 0.1 (41.6)Kazakhstan -29.6 -29.6 23.5 12.0 4.2 0.9 0.3 (40.9)Argentina -37.2 -26.4 20.8 10.9 3.9 0.8 0.1 (36.4)

Jordan -35.4 -29.9 22.9 9.5 2.1 0.3 0.0 (34.7)Albania -40.5 -27.2 20.2 9.1 2.6 0.4 0.0 (32.3)Brazil -38.1 -31.0 19.0 8.1 3.0 0.7 0.1 (30.9)

Colombia -38.8 -31.6 20.3 7.5 1.6 0.1 0.0 (29.6)Peru -47.6 -25.9 16.9 6.8 2.1 0.5 0.1 (26.5)

Tunisia -43.4 -30.2 18.7 6.1 1.3 0.2 0.0 (26.4)Qatar -51.1 -22.7 13.1 7.2 4.2 1.5 0.3 (26.2)

Indonesia -43.5 -33.1 16.9 5.4 0.9 0.1 0.0 (23.3)Panama -51.5 -27.3 13.9 5.6 1.4 0.4 0.0 (21.2)

Kyrgyzstan -64.8 -21.8 9.3 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 (13.4)

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Figure I.3.9How proficient are students in mathematics?Percentage of students at the different levels of mathematics proficiency

Countries are ranked in descending order of the percentage of students at Levels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Source: OECD PISA 2009 Database, Table I.3.1.

Shanghai-ChinaFinland

KoreaHong Kong-China

LiechtensteinSingapore

Macao-ChinaCanada

JapanEstonia

Chinese TaipeiNetherlandsSwitzerland

New ZealandAustralia

IcelandDenmark

NorwayGermanyBelgium

United KingdomSlovenia

PolandIreland

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HungaryCzech Republic

FranceLatvia

AustriaUnited States

PortugalSpain

LuxembourgItaly

LithuaniaRussian Federation

GreeceCroatia

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SerbiaTurkey

AzerbaijanRomaniaBulgariaUruguay

MexicoChile

ThailandTrinidad and Tobago

MontenegroKazakhstan

ArgentinaJordan

AlbaniaBrazil

ColombiaPeru

TunisiaQatar

IndonesiaPanama

Kyrgyzstan

100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100%

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Figure I.3.10Comparing countries' performance in mathematics

Mean Comparison country Countries whose mean score is NOT statistically significantly different from that comparison country

600 Shanghai-China562 Singapore555 Hong Kong-China Korea

546 Korea Hong Kong-China, Chinese Taipei, Finland, Liechtenstein

543 Chinese Taipei Korea, Finland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland

541 Finland Korea, Chinese Taipei, Liechtenstein, Switzerland

536 Liechtenstein Korea, Chinese Taipei, Finland, Switzerland, Japan, Netherlands

534 Switzerland Chinese Taipei, Finland, Liechtenstein, Japan, Canada, Netherlands

529 Japan Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Canada, Netherlands, Macao-China

527 Canada Switzerland, Japan, Netherlands, Macao-China

526 Netherlands Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Japan, Canada, Macao-China, New Zealand

525 Macao-China Japan, Canada, Netherlands

519 New Zealand Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, Germany

515 Belgium New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Estonia

514 Australia New Zealand, Belgium, Germany, Estonia

513 Germany New Zealand, Belgium, Australia, Estonia, Iceland

512 Estonia Belgium, Australia, Germany, Iceland

507 Iceland Germany, Estonia, Denmark

503 Denmark Iceland, Slovenia, Norway, France, Slovak Republic

501 Slovenia Denmark, Norway, France, Slovak Republic, Austria

498 Norway Denmark, Slovenia, France, Slovak Republic, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary

497 France Denmark, Slovenia, Norway, Slovak Republic, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary

497 Slovak Republic Denmark, Slovenia, Norway, France, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary

496 Austria Slovenia, Norway, France, Slovak Republic, Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary, United States

495 Poland

494 Sweden

493 Czech Republic

492 United Kingdom

490 Hungary

489 Luxembourg Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary, United States, Ireland, Portugal

487 United States Austria, Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Latvia

487 Ireland Sweden, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary, Luxembourg, United States, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Latvia

487 Portugal Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary, Luxembourg, United States, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Latvia

483 Spain Hungary, United States, Ireland, Portugal, Italy, Latvia

483 Italy Hungary, United States, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Latvia

482 Latvia Hungary, United States, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Lithuania

477 Lithuania Latvia

468 Russian Federation Greece, Croatia

466 Greece Russian Federation, Croatia

460 Croatia Russian Federation, Greece

453 Dubai (UAE) Israel, Turkey

447 Israel Dubai (UAE), Turkey, Serbia

445 Turkey Dubai (UAE), Israel, Serbia

442 Serbia Israel, Turkey

431 Azerbaijan Bulgaria, Romania, Uruguay

428 Bulgaria Azerbaijan, Romania, Uruguay, Chile, Thailand, Mexico

427 Romania Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Uruguay, Chile, Thailand

427 Uruguay Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Romania, Chile

421 Chile Bulgaria, Romania, Uruguay, Thailand, Mexico

419 Thailand Bulgaria, Romania, Chile, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago

419 Mexico Bulgaria, Chile, Thailand

414 Trinidad and Tobago Thailand

405 Kazakhstan Montenegro

403 Montenegro Kazakhstan

388 Argentina Jordan, Brazil, Colombia, Albania

387 Jordan Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Albania

386 Brazil Argentina, Jordan, Colombia, Albania

381 Colombia Argentina, Jordan, Brazil, Albania, Indonesia

377 Albania Argentina, Jordan, Brazil, Colombia, Tunisia, Indonesia

371 Tunisia Albania, Indonesia, Qatar, Peru, Panama

371 Indonesia Colombia, Albania, Tunisia, Qatar, Peru, Panama

368 Qatar Tunisia, Indonesia, Peru, Panama

365 Peru Tunisia, Indonesia, Qatar, Panama

360 Panama Tunisia, Indonesia, Qatar, Peru

331 Kyrgyzstan

Statistically significantly above the OECD average

Not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Statistically significantly below the OECD average

Norway, France, Slovak Republic, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary, Luxembourg, United States, Portugal

Norway, France, Slovak Republic, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary, Luxembourg, United States, Ireland, Portugal

Norway, France, Slovak Republic, Austria, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Hungary, Luxembourg, United States, Ireland, Portugal

Norway, France, Slovak Republic, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, United States, Ireland, Portugal

Norway, France, Slovak Republic, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, United States, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Latvia

Source: OECD PISA 2009 Database.

Figure I.3.11Where countries rank in mathematics performance




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Upper rank Lower rank Upper rank Lower rankShanghai-China 600 (2.8) 1 1Singapore 562 (1.4) 2 2Hong Kong-China 555 (2.7) 3 4Korea 546 (4.0) 1 2 3 6Chinese Taipei 543 (3.4) 4 7Finland 541 (2.2) 1 3 4 7Liechtenstein 536 (4.1) 5 9Switzerland 534 (3.3) 2 4 6 9Japan 529 (3.3) 3 6 8 12Canada 527 (1.6) 4 6 9 12Netherlands 526 (4.7) 3 7 8 13Macao-China 525 (0.9) 10 12New Zealand 519 (2.3) 6 8 12 14Belgium 515 (2.3) 7 11 13 17Australia 514 (2.5) 7 11 13 17Germany 513 (2.9) 8 12 13 17Estonia 512 (2.6) 8 11 14 17Iceland 507 (1.4) 11 13 17 19Denmark 503 (2.6) 12 16 18 21Slovenia 501 (1.2) 13 15 19 21Norway 498 (2.4) 13 20 19 26France 497 (3.1) 13 22 19 28Slovak Republic 497 (3.1) 13 22 19 28Austria 496 (2.7) 14 22 20 28Poland 495 (2.8) 15 24 21 29Sweden 494 (2.9) 15 24 21 30Czech Republic 493 (2.8) 16 25 22 31United Kingdom 492 (2.4) 17 25 23 31Hungary 490 (3.5) 18 28 23 34Luxembourg 489 (1.2) 22 26 28 33United States 487 (3.6) 21 29 26 36Ireland 487 (2.5) 22 29 28 35Portugal 487 (2.9) 22 29 28 36Spain 483 (2.1) 26 29 32 36Italy 483 (1.9) 26 29 32 36Latvia 482 (3.1) 32 37Lithuania 477 (2.6) 36 38Russian Federation 468 (3.3) 38 39Greece 466 (3.9) 30 30 38 40Croatia 460 (3.1) 39 40Dubai (UAE) 453 (1.1) 41 42Israel 447 (3.3) 31 32 42 44Turkey 445 (4.4) 31 32 41 44Serbia 442 (2.9) 42 44Azerbaijan 431 (2.8) 45 47Bulgaria 428 (5.9) 45 51Romania 427 (3.4) 45 49Uruguay 427 (2.6) 45 49Chile 421 (3.1) 33 34 47 51Thailand 419 (3.2) 48 52Mexico 419 (1.8) 33 34 49 51Trinidad and Tobago 414 (1.3) 51 52Kazakhstan 405 (3.0) 53 54Montenegro 403 (2.0) 53 54Argentina 388 (4.1) 55 58Jordan 387 (3.7) 55 58Brazil 386 (2.4) 55 58Colombia 381 (3.2) 56 59Albania 377 (4.0) 57 61Tunisia 371 (3.0) 59 63Indonesia 371 (3.7) 59 63Qatar 368 (0.7) 61 63Peru 365 (4.0) 61 64Panama 360 (5.2) 62 64Kyrgyzstan 331 (2.9) 65 65


Table I.3.3 OLD Table 7.1aMean score, variation and gender differences in student performance on the mathematics scale

Gender differencesAll students Males Girls

Mean score Mean scoreColumn1 Column6 Column7 Column9 Column28 Column29Colombia 381 398 366 -32 -12

Liechtenstein 536 547 523 -24 -12Belgium 515 526 504 -22 -12

Chile 421 431 410 -21 -12United Kingdom 492 503 482 -20 -12

United States 487 497 477 -20 -12Switzerland 534 544 524 -20 -12Luxembourg 489 499 479 -19 -12

Austria 496 506 486 -19 -12Spain 483 493 474 -19 -12Peru 365 374 356 -18 -12

Netherlands 526 534 517 -17 -12France 497 505 489 -16 -12

Denmark 503 511 495 -16 -12Germany 513 520 505 -16 -12

Brazil 386 394 379 -16 -12Italy 483 490 475 -15 -12

Hong Kong-China 555 561 547 -14 -12Greece 466 473 459 -14 -12Mexico 419 425 412 -14 -12

Uruguay 427 433 421 -12 -12Tunisia 371 378 366 -12 -12

Montenegro 403 408 396 -12 -12Hungary 490 496 484 -12 -12Canada 527 533 521 -12 -12Portugal 487 493 481 -12 -12Serbia 442 448 437 -12 -12

Macao-China 525 531 520 -11 -12Turkey 445 451 440 -11 -12Croatia 460 465 454 -11 -12

Argentina 388 394 383 -10 -12Australia 514 519 509 -10 -12

Japan 529 534 524 -9 -12Estonia 512 516 508 -9 -12Israel 447 451 443 -8 -12

Azerbaijan 431 435 427 -8 -12New Zealand 519 523 515 -8 -12

Ireland 487 491 483 -8 -12Singapore 562 565 559 -5 -12Panama 360 362 357 -5 -12Norway 498 500 495 -5 -12

Czech Republic 493 495 490 -5 -12Chinese Taipei 543 546 541 -5 -12

Thailand 419 421 417 -4 -12Poland 495 497 493 -3 -12Iceland 507 508 505 -3 -12

Romania 427 429 425 -3 -12Korea 546 548 544 -3 -12

Slovak Republic 497 498 495 -3 -12Finland 541 542 539 -3 -12

Dubai (UAE) 453 454 451 -2 -12Russian Federation 468 469 467 -2 -12

Latvia 482 483 481 -2 -12Slovenia 501 502 501 -1 -12Jordan 387 386 387 0 -12

Kazakhstan 405 405 405 1 -12Shanghai-China 600 599 601 1 -12

Indonesia 371 371 372 1 -12Sweden 494 493 495 2 -12Bulgaria 428 426 430 4 -12

Qatar 368 366 371 5 -12Kyrgyzstan 331 328 334 6 -12Lithuania 477 474 480 6 -12

Trinidad and Tobago 414 410 418 8 -12Albania 377 372 383 11 -12

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Note: Values that are statistically significant are indicated in bold (see Annex Ax). (col. J)


Table I.3.4 OLD Table 7.2bPercentage of students at each proficiency level on the science scale

change in negative values (Below Level1, Level 1, Level 2) sort by this column

Proficiency levelsLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 5

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Shanghai-China -0.4 -2.8 10.5 26.0 36.1 20.4 3.9 96.8Finland -1.1 -4.9 15.3 28.8 31.2 15.4 3.3 94.0Korea -1.1 -5.2 18.5 33.1 30.4 10.5 1.1 93.7

Hong Kong-China -1.4 -5.2 15.1 29.4 32.7 14.2 2.0 93.4Estonia -1.3 -7.0 21.3 34.3 25.7 9.0 1.4 91.7Canada -2.0 -7.5 20.9 31.2 26.2 10.5 1.6 90.4

Macao-China -1.5 -8.1 25.2 37.8 22.7 4.5 0.2 90.4Japan -3.2 -7.5 16.3 26.6 29.5 14.4 2.6 89.3

Chinese Taipei -2.2 -8.9 21.1 33.3 25.8 8.0 0.8 88.9Liechtenstein -1.4 -9.9 23.8 29.8 25.4 9.0 0.7 88.7

Singapore -2.8 -8.7 17.5 25.4 25.7 15.3 4.6 88.5Australia -3.4 -9.2 20.0 28.4 24.5 11.5 3.1 87.4Poland -2.3 -10.9 26.1 32.1 21.2 6.8 0.8 86.9

Netherlands -2.6 -10.6 21.8 26.9 25.3 11.2 1.5 86.8New Zealand -4.0 -9.4 18.1 25.8 25.1 14.0 3.6 86.6Switzerland -3.5 -10.6 21.3 29.8 24.1 9.2 1.5 86.0

Hungary -3.8 -10.4 25.5 33.2 21.8 5.1 0.3 85.9Latvia -2.3 -12.5 29.1 35.5 17.6 3.0 0.1 85.3

Slovenia -3.1 -11.7 23.7 28.7 23.0 8.7 1.2 85.2Germany -4.1 -10.7 20.1 27.3 25.0 10.9 1.9 85.2

United Kingdom -3.8 -11.2 22.7 28.8 22.2 9.5 1.9 85.0Ireland -4.4 -10.7 23.3 29.9 22.9 7.5 1.2 84.8Norway -3.8 -11.9 26.6 31.1 20.1 5.9 0.5 84.2Portugal -3.0 -13.5 28.9 32.3 18.1 3.9 0.3 83.5Denmark -4.1 -12.5 26.0 30.6 20.1 5.9 0.9 83.4Lithuania -3.5 -13.5 28.9 32.4 17.0 4.3 0.4 83.0

Czech Republic -4.7 -12.6 25.6 28.8 19.9 7.2 1.2 82.7Iceland -5.5 -12.5 25.8 30.4 18.8 6.1 0.8 82.1Belgium -6.4 -11.7 20.7 27.2 24.0 9.0 1.1 82.0

United States -4.2 -13.9 25.0 27.5 20.1 7.9 1.3 81.9Spain -4.6 -13.6 27.9 32.3 17.6 3.7 0.2 81.8

Croatia -3.6 -14.9 30.0 31.1 16.7 3.5 0.2 81.5Sweden -5.8 -13.4 25.6 28.4 18.7 7.1 1.0 80.9

Slovak Republic -5.0 -14.2 27.6 29.2 17.7 5.6 0.7 80.7France -7.1 -12.2 22.1 28.8 21.7 7.3 0.8 80.7

Italy -6.1 -14.5 25.5 29.5 18.6 5.3 0.5 79.4Austria -6.7 -14.3 23.8 26.6 20.6 7.1 1.0 79.1

Russian Federation -5.5 -16.5 30.7 29.0 13.9 3.9 0.4 78.0Luxembourg -8.4 -15.3 24.3 27.1 18.2 6.0 0.7 76.3

Greece -7.2 -18.1 29.8 27.9 14.0 2.8 0.3 74.7Turkey -6.9 -23.0 34.5 25.2 9.1 1.1 0.0 70.0

Dubai (UAE) -11.0 -19.5 26.0 22.9 14.9 4.8 0.8 69.5Chile -8.4 -23.9 35.2 23.6 7.9 1.1 0.0 67.7Israel -13.9 -19.2 26.0 24.1 12.8 3.5 0.5 66.9Serbia -10.1 -24.3 33.9 23.6 7.1 1.0 0.0 65.6

Bulgaria -16.5 -22.3 26.6 21.0 10.9 2.4 0.2 61.2Romania -11.9 -29.5 34.1 19.7 4.4 0.4 0.0 58.6Uruguay -17.0 -25.6 29.3 19.5 7.1 1.4 0.1 57.4Thailand -12.2 -30.6 34.7 17.5 4.4 0.6 0.0 57.2Jordan -18.0 -27.6 32.2 17.6 4.1 0.5 0.0 54.4Mexico -14.5 -32.8 33.6 15.8 3.1 0.2 0.0 52.6

Trinidad and Tobago -25.1 -24.9 25.2 16.0 7.1 1.8 0.1 50.1Argentina -25.2 -27.2 26.7 15.4 4.8 0.6 0.0 47.6

Montenegro -22.2 -31.4 29.4 13.6 3.1 0.2 0.0 46.4Tunisia -21.3 -32.4 30.9 13.0 2.2 0.2 0.0 46.3

Colombia -20.4 -33.7 30.2 13.1 2.5 0.1 0.0 45.9Brazil -19.7 -34.5 28.8 12.6 3.9 0.6 0.0 45.8

Kazakhstan -22.4 -33.0 27.9 12.8 3.6 0.3 0.0 44.6Albania -26.3 -31.0 27.7 12.9 2.0 0.1 0.0 42.7Panama -32.8 -32.4 23.2 9.3 2.2 0.2 0.0 34.9

Qatar -36.4 -28.8 18.8 9.8 4.8 1.3 0.1 34.8Indonesia -24.6 -41.0 27.0 6.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 34.4

Peru -35.3 -33.0 21.7 8.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 31.7Azerbaijan -31.5 -38.5 22.4 6.7 0.8 0.0 0.0 30.0Kyrgyzstan -52.9 -29.0 13.3 4.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 18.0

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Figure I.3.20How proficient are students in science?Percentage of students at the different levels of science proficiency

Countries are ranked in descending order of the percentage of students at Levels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Source: OECD PISA 2009 Database, Table I.3.4.

Shanghai-ChinaFinland

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Figure I.3.21Comparing countries' performance in science

Mean Comparison country Countries whose mean score is NOT statistically significantly different from that comparison country

575 Shanghai-China554 Finland Hong Kong-China

549 Hong Kong-China Finland

542 Singapore Japan, Korea

539 Japan Singapore, Korea, New Zealand

538 Korea Singapore, Japan, New Zealand

532 New Zealand Japan, Korea, Canada, Estonia, Australia, Netherlands

529 Canada New Zealand, Estonia, Australia, Netherlands

528 Estonia New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Liechtenstein

527 Australia New Zealand, Canada, Estonia, Netherlands, Chinese Taipei, Germany, Liechtenstein

522 Netherlands New Zealand, Canada, Estonia, Australia, Chinese Taipei, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Slovenia

520 Chinese Taipei Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, United Kingdom

520 Germany Estonia, Australia, Netherlands, Chinese Taipei, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, United Kingdom

520 Liechtenstein Estonia, Australia, Netherlands, Chinese Taipei, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom

517 Switzerland Netherlands, Chinese Taipei, Germany, Liechtenstein, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Macao-China

514 United Kingdom Netherlands, Chinese Taipei, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Slovenia, Macao-China, Poland, Ireland

512 Slovenia Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Macao-China, Poland, Ireland, Belgium

511 Macao-China Switzerland, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Poland, Ireland, Belgium

508 Poland United Kingdom, Slovenia, Macao-China, Ireland, Belgium, Hungary, United States

508 Ireland United Kingdom, Slovenia, Macao-China, Poland, Belgium, Hungary, United States, Czech Republic, Norway

507 Belgium Slovenia, Macao-China, Poland, Ireland, Hungary, United States, Czech Republic, Norway, France

503 Hungary Poland, Ireland, Belgium, United States, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, France, Sweden, Austria

502 United States Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Hungary, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, France, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Portugal

500 Czech Republic Ireland, Belgium, Hungary, United States, Norway, Denmark, France, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Portugal

500 Norway Ireland, Belgium, Hungary, United States, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Portugal

499 Denmark Hungary, United States, Czech Republic, Norway, France, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Portugal

498 France

496 Iceland United States, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, France, Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Portugal, Lithuania, Slovak Republic

495 Sweden

494 Austria

494 Latvia

493 Portugal

491 Lithuania France, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Italy, Spain, Croatia

490 Slovak Republic France, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Portugal, Lithuania, Italy, Spain, Croatia

489 Italy Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Portugal, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Spain, Croatia

488 Spain Austria, Latvia, Portugal, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Italy, Croatia, Luxembourg

486 Croatia Austria, Latvia, Portugal, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Russian Federation

484 Luxembourg Spain, Croatia, Russian Federation

478 Russian Federation Croatia, Luxembourg, Greece

470 Greece Russian Federation, Dubai (UAE)

466 Dubai (UAE) Greece

455 Israel Turkey, Chile

454 Turkey Israel, Chile

447 Chile Israel, Turkey, Serbia, Bulgaria

443 Serbia Chile, Bulgaria

439 Bulgaria Chile, Serbia, Romania, Uruguay

428 Romania Bulgaria, Uruguay, Thailand

427 Uruguay Bulgaria, Romania, Thailand

425 Thailand Romania, Uruguay

416 Mexico Jordan

415 Jordan Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago

410 Trinidad and Tobago Jordan, Brazil

405 Brazil Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Montenegro, Argentina, Tunisia, Kazakhstan

402 Colombia Brazil, Montenegro, Argentina, Tunisia, Kazakhstan

401 Montenegro Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Tunisia, Kazakhstan

401 Argentina Brazil, Colombia, Montenegro, Tunisia, Kazakhstan, Albania

401 Tunisia Brazil, Colombia, Montenegro, Argentina, Kazakhstan

400 Kazakhstan Brazil, Colombia, Montenegro, Argentina, Tunisia, Albania

391 Albania Argentina, Kazakhstan, Indonesia

383 Indonesia Albania, Qatar, Panama, Azerbaijan

379 Qatar Indonesia, Panama

376 Panama Indonesia, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Peru

373 Azerbaijan Indonesia, Panama, Peru

369 Peru Panama, Azerbaijan

330 Kyrgyzstan




Belgium, Hungary, United States, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Portugal, Lithuania, Slovak Republic

Hungary, United States, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, France, Iceland, Austria, Latvia, Portugal, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Italy

Hungary, United States, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, France, Iceland, Sweden, Latvia, Portugal, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Italy, Spain, Croatia

United States, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, France, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Portugal, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Italy, Spain, Croatia

United States, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, France, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Italy, Spain, Croatia


Figure I.3.22Where countries rank in science performance




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Mean score Upper rank Lower rank Upper rank Lower rankShanghai-China 575 (2.3) 1 1Finland 554 (2.3) 1 1 2 3Hong Kong-China 549 (2.8) 2 3Singapore 542 (1.4) 4 6Japan 539 (3.4) 2 3 4 6Korea 538 (3.4) 2 4 4 7New Zealand 532 (2.6) 3 6 6 9Canada 529 (1.6) 4 7 7 10Estonia 528 (2.7) 4 8 7 11Australia 527 (2.5) 4 8 7 11Netherlands 522 (5.4) 4 11 7 16Chinese Taipei 520 (2.6) 11 15Germany 520 (2.8) 7 10 10 15Liechtenstein 520 (3.4) 10 16Switzerland 517 (2.8) 8 12 12 17United Kingdom 514 (2.5) 9 13 14 19Slovenia 512 (1.1) 10 13 16 19Macao-China 511 (1.0) 16 19Poland 508 (2.4) 12 16 17 22Ireland 508 (3.3) 11 17 16 23Belgium 507 (2.5) 12 17 18 24Hungary 503 (3.1) 13 21 19 27United States 502 (3.6) 13 22 19 29Czech Republic 500 (3.0) 15 23 21 29Norway 500 (2.6) 16 23 21 29Denmark 499 (2.5) 16 23 22 30France 498 (3.6) 16 25 22 33Iceland 496 (1.4) 20 25 26 32Sweden 495 (2.7) 19 26 25 34Austria 494 (3.2) 19 28 25 36Latvia 494 (3.1) 25 35Portugal 493 (2.9) 21 28 27 36Lithuania 491 (2.9) 28 37Slovak Republic 490 (3.0) 23 29 29 37Italy 489 (1.8) 25 28 32 37Spain 488 (2.1) 25 29 32 37Croatia 486 (2.8) 33 39Luxembourg 484 (1.2) 28 29 37 39Russian Federation 478 (3.3) 38 40Greece 470 (4.0) 30 30 39 41Dubai (UAE) 466 (1.2) 40 41Israel 455 (3.1) 31 32 42 43Turkey 454 (3.6) 31 33 42 44Chile 447 (2.9) 32 33 43 45Serbia 443 (2.4) 44 46Bulgaria 439 (5.9) 44 47Romania 428 (3.4) 47 49Uruguay 427 (2.6) 47 49Thailand 425 (3.0) 47 49Mexico 416 (1.8) 34 34 50 51Jordan 415 (3.5) 50 52Trinidad and Tobago 410 (1.2) 51 53Brazil 405 (2.4) 52 56Colombia 402 (3.6) 53 58Montenegro 401 (2.0) 54 58Argentina 401 (4.6) 53 59Tunisia 401 (2.7) 53 58Kazakhstan 400 (3.1) 53 58Albania 391 (3.9) 58 60Indonesia 383 (3.8) 59 62Qatar 379 (0.9) 60 62Panama 376 (5.7) 60 64Azerbaijan 373 (3.1) 62 64Peru 369 (3.5) 62 64Kyrgyzstan 330 (2.9) 65 65


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Figure I.3.bTop performers in reading, mathematics and science Percentage of students reaching the two highest levels of proficiency Level 5

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Countries are ranked in descending order of the percentage of top performers (Levels 5 and 6). Source: OECD PISA 2009 Database, Tables I.2.1, I.3.1 and I.3.4.

Kyrgyzstan (331)Indonesia (371)Colombia (381)

Tunisia (371)Jordan (387)

Panama (360)Albania (377)

Peru (365)Mexico (419)

Brazil (386)Argentina (388)

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Serbia (442)Bulgaria (428)Croatia (460)

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Hungary (490)Norway (498)Poland (495)

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