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Why is it important and how to participate? Mark Keese, OECD - CMI

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PISA reading score (mean)<br />

600<br />

550<br />

500<br />

450<br />

400<br />

350<br />

300<br />

250<br />

Benchmarking<br />

KOR<br />

FIN<br />

CAN HKG<br />

NZL AUS<br />

POL<br />

SWE IRL<br />

EST<br />

JPN BEL<br />

NLD CHE<br />

SVN DEU DNK<br />

HRV HUN CZE<br />

GBR USA*<br />

FRA<br />

LVA AUT<br />

GRC<br />

ISL<br />

LTU<br />

SVK<br />

PRT ITA<br />

TUR<br />

ESP<br />

CHL RUS<br />

ISR<br />

THA<br />

URY<br />

JOR<br />

SRB BGR MEX<br />

BRA MNE<br />

IDN COL ROM<br />

TUN ARG<br />

KGZ<br />

PISA mean reading scores <strong>and</strong> GDP per cap<strong>it</strong>a, 2006*<br />

AZE<br />

ISL<br />

LUX<br />

y = 63.015ln(x) - 157.58<br />

R² = 0.7178<br />

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000<br />

GDP per cap<strong>it</strong>a ($US in PPPs)<br />

* 2003 score for the Un<strong>it</strong>ed States.<br />

Source: <strong>OECD</strong> for PISA scores <strong>and</strong> World Bank for GDP per cap<strong>it</strong>a.

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