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chapter 2: performance at international benchmarks
Exhibit 2.15 Exhibit PIRLS 2.15: 2006 PIRLS High 2006 International High International Benchmark Benchmark – Item 9 – – Item Literary 9 – Literary Example Example
Purpose : Literary Experience
1 Point: Sample Correct 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
Correct
93
PIRLS 2006
4th Grade
† Netherlands 84 (1.3) h
†2a Belgium (Flemish) 80 (1.4) h
England 77 (1.5) h
2a Canada, British Columbia 77 (1.7) h
2a Canada, Alberta 76 (1.6) h
2a Canada, Ontario 75 (1.8) h
Hungary 75 (1.9) h
Canada, Nova Scotia 74 (1.7) h
†2a United States 71 (1.8) h
Lithuania 71 (1.8) h
† Scotland 70 (2.1) h
Singapore 70 (1.6) h
Sweden 69 (2.0) h
New Zealand 68 (1.6) h
Slovak Republic 66 (1.8) h
Poland 66 (1.5) h
Latvia 63 (2.4) h
Germany 62 (2.0) h
Italy 62 (2.0) h
‡ Norway 59 (2.7)
Chinese Taipei 59 (1.8) h
Luxembourg 59 (1.5) h
2a Russian Federation 58 (1.7) h
France 58 (1.9) h
2a Denmark 58 (1.9)
2b Israel 58 (2.0)
Belgium (French) 58 (1.9)
Hong Kong SAR 57 (1.7)
Iceland 57 (1.9)
Canada, Quebec 56 (2.2)
Slovenia 56 (1.7)
International Avg. 55 (0.3)
Romania 54 (1.9)
Moldova, Rep. of 51 (2.5)
Spain 48 (2.0) i
Austria 47 (1.7) i
2a Bulgaria 42 (2.5) i
2a Georgia 39 (2.9) i
Trinidad and Tobago 38 (1.9) i
Macedonia, Rep. of 36 (1.8) i
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 34 (1.7) i
South Africa 24 (1.4) i
Qatar 24 (1.3) i
Morocco 20 (1.7) i
Kuwait 20 (1.6) i
Indonesia 17 (1.5) i
Percentage of students answering correctly
significantly higher than international average h
Percentage of students answering correctly
significantly lower than international average I
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