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90 chapter 2: performance at international benchmarks
Exhibit 2.13: 2.13 PIRLS 2006 Intermediate International Benchmark – – Item 8 8 – – Informational Example
Purpose : Acquire and Use Information
2 of 3 Points: Sample Partial-Credit Response
† Met guidelines for sample participation rates only after replacement schools were
included (see Exhibit A.7).
‡ Nearly satisfying guidelines for sample participation rates after replacement schools
were included (see Exhibit A.7).
2a National Defined Population covers less than 95% of National Desired Population
(see Exhibit A.4).
Country
Percent
at Least
2 Points
Percent
Only
2 Points
2a Russian Federation 92 (1.2) h 11 (1.3)
Hong Kong SAR 91 (1.1) h 9 (1.0)
Singapore 86 (0.9) h 18 (1.3)
Chinese Taipei 84 (1.3) h 10 (1.1)
2a Canada, Alberta 84 (1.4) h 23 (1.4)
Sweden 84 (1.4) h 29 (1.9)
Latvia 84 (1.9) h 17 (1.6)
†2a Belgium (Flemish) 83 (1.4) h 29 (1.6)
2a Canada, Ontario 83 (1.7) h 22 (2.3)
2a Canada, British Columbia 83 (1.6) h 22 (1.8)
† Netherlands 82 (1.9) h 37 (1.7)
2a Bulgaria 81 (2.3) h 19 (1.8)
Luxembourg 81 (1.1) h 33 (1.5)
Canada, Nova Scotia 80 (1.4) h 22 (1.5)
Lithuania 79 (1.7) h 30 (1.9)
Slovak Republic 78 (1.6) h 22 (1.3)
†2a United States 76 (1.8) h 24 (1.5)
Hungary 75 (2.0) h 26 (1.6)
Poland 75 (1.9) h 15 (1.5)
Germany 75 (1.7) h 35 (1.7)
Canada, Quebec 75 (2.1) h 28 (2.0)
Slovenia 74 (1.7) h 24 (1.5)
Italy 74 (2.1) h 19 (1.6)
England 74 (1.9) h 24 (1.6)
† Scotland 73 (2.4) h 23 (1.6)
New Zealand 73 (1.3) h 22 (1.3)
Austria 73 (1.8) h 27 (1.7)
2b Israel 71 (1.8) h 20 (1.4)
France 70 (2.2) 13 (1.0)
Spain 69 (2.0) 33 (1.6)
International Avg. 67 (0.3) 22 (0.2)
Moldova, Rep. of 67 (2.4) 33 (2.0)
2a Denmark 65 (1.9) 28 (1.8)
Iceland 64 (1.5) i 16 (1.4)
Romania 63 (2.5) 21 (1.8)
2a Georgia 63 (2.0) i 29 (1.7)
Belgium (French) 62 (2.2) i 26 (1.6)
Macedonia, Rep. of 60 (2.1) i 21 (1.5)
‡ Norway 59 (1.8) i 27 (2.3)
Trinidad and Tobago 44 (2.3) i 18 (1.8)
Indonesia 39 (2.1) i 19 (1.6)
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 38 (1.8) i 17 (1.5)
Qatar 33 (1.3) i 13 (0.9)
Kuwait 25 (1.7) i 9 (1.0)
Morocco 21 (2.0) i 7 (1.2)
South Africa 20 (1.5) i 7 (0.7)
Percentage of students receiving at least 2 points significantly
higher than international average h
Percentage of students receiving at least 2 points significantly
lower than international average I
PIRLS 2006
4th Grade
2b National Defined Population covers less than 80% of National Desired Population
(see Exhibit A.4).
( ) Standard errors appear in parentheses. Because results are rounded to the nearest
whole number, some totals may appear inconsistent.
NOTE: The International Average does not include the results from the Canadian provinces.
SOURCE: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006