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Exhibit 3.7: 3.7 Parents’ Parents' Occupational Level Level (Continued)
Countries
General Laborer
Percent of
Students
Average
Achievement
Never Worked Outside
Home for Pay
Percent of
Students
Average
Achievement
Not Applicable
Percent of
Students
Average
Achievement
Austria 4 (0.3) 504 (5.5) 1 (0.1) ~ ~ 3 (0.3) 516 (8.5)
Belgium (Flemish) 4 (0.4) 513 (5.7) 1 (0.1) ~ ~ 2 (0.3) ~ ~
Belgium (French) r 4 (0.4) 462 (8.1) 3 (0.4) 455 (7.4) 6 (0.5) 472 (6.1)
Bulgaria 15 (1.7) 519 (10.0) 3 (0.6) 533 (14.2) 8 (0.7) 520 (9.4)
Canada, Alberta r 2 (0.4) ~ ~ 1 (0.2) ~ ~ 2 (0.3) ~ ~
Canada, British Columbia r 3 (0.4) 540 (8.5) 1 (0.1) ~ ~ 2 (0.3) ~ ~
Canada, Nova Scotia 3 (0.3) 506 (7.8) 0 (0.1) ~ ~ 2 (0.3) ~ ~
Canada, Ontario 3 (0.4) 529 (7.5) 0 (0.1) ~ ~ 3 (0.5) 512 (12.0)
Canada, Quebec 2 (0.4) ~ ~ 1 (0.2) ~ ~ 4 (0.5) 507 (6.8)
Chinese Taipei 4 (0.3) 514 (5.5) 1 (0.2) ~ ~ 6 (0.4) 529 (5.0)
Denmark 2 (0.3) ~ ~ 0 (0.1) ~ ~ 2 (0.3) ~ ~
England x x x x x x x x x x x x
France 4 (0.4) 476 (4.7) 1 (0.3) ~ ~ 6 (0.6) 498 (6.7)
Georgia 4 (0.5) 457 (12.9) 17 (1.2) 448 (5.1) 10 (0.9) 471 (7.4)
Germany r 2 (0.3) ~ ~ 1 (0.1) ~ ~ 5 (0.4) 519 (5.7)
Hong Kong SAR 6 (0.5) 554 (5.2) 3 (0.3) 556 (5.7) 4 (0.3) 561 (6.1)
Hungary 8 (0.9) 502 (6.1) 1 (0.3) ~ ~ 6 (0.6) 534 (7.1)
Iceland r 4 (0.4) 479 (7.9) 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 2 (0.3) ~ ~
Indonesia r 26 (1.9) 394 (5.0) 7 (0.6) 398 (6.8) 3 (0.5) 415 (10.5)
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 22 (1.6) 391 (6.2) 10 (0.6) 391 (7.3) 5 (0.5) 422 (8.6)
Israel s 3 (0.4) 478 (13.0) 8 (0.7) 438 (9.8) 4 (0.6) 496 (13.1)
Italy 3 (0.4) 526 (11.0) 2 (0.4) ~ ~ 3 (0.4) 544 (10.7)
Kuwait s 1 (0.2) ~ ~ 14 (0.9) 309 (7.6) 12 (0.9) 318 (9.3)
Latvia 8 (0.7) 516 (6.7) 0 (0.2) ~ ~ 7 (0.6) 527 (5.6)
Lithuania 8 (0.5) 507 (4.8) 1 (0.2) ~ ~ 6 (0.5) 523 (4.1)
Luxembourg 4 (0.3) 519 (4.9) 2 (0.2) ~ ~ 5 (0.3) 550 (5.0)
Macedonia, Rep. of r 11 (0.8) 415 (6.7) 11 (0.9) 394 (6.2) 3 (0.4) 449 (10.5)
Moldova, Rep. of 13 (1.5) 486 (7.0) 4 (0.5) 467 (8.5) 12 (0.9) 500 (5.7)
Morocco 5 (0.6) 296 (13.5) 6 (0.6) 311 (14.1) 7 (0.7) 316 (11.1)
Netherlands s 1 (0.3) ~ ~ 0 (0.2) ~ ~ 2 (0.4) ~ ~
New Zealand s 3 (0.3) 500 (8.9) 1 (0.2) ~ ~ 3 (0.4) 499 (11.6)
Norway 2 (0.3) ~ ~ 1 (0.2) ~ ~ 2 (0.2) ~ ~
Poland 3 (0.4) 490 (8.0) 2 (0.3) ~ ~ 3 (0.4) 506 (10.6)
Qatar s 1 (0.1) ~ ~ 16 (0.6) 341 (3.6) 18 (0.6) 338 (3.5)
Romania 10 (1.7) 456 (9.0) 10 (1.0) 422 (12.5) 9 (1.2) 435 (9.1)
Russian Federation 5 (0.6) 530 (10.8) 1 (0.2) ~ ~ 5 (0.7) 532 (10.7)
Scotland s 4 (0.8) 496 (8.5) 1 (0.3) ~ ~ 2 (0.3) ~ ~
Singapore 2 (0.2) ~ ~ 2 (0.2) ~ ~ 5 (0.3) 535 (5.2)
Slovak Republic 4 (0.6) 462 (12.3) 2 (0.3) ~ ~ 7 (0.8) 489 (16.9)
Slovenia 3 (0.3) 481 (7.5) 1 (0.1) ~ ~ 4 (0.3) 498 (6.0)
South Africa s 10 (0.8) 282 (8.8) 12 (0.7) 261 (6.4) 8 (0.4) 294 (7.1)
Spain s 8 (0.8) 488 (5.4) 2 (0.3) ~ ~ 3 (0.5) 493 (11.7)
Sweden 1 (0.2) ~ ~ 1 (0.2) ~ ~ 1 (0.3) ~ ~
Trinidad and Tobago r 11 (0.8) 387 (10.2) 3 (0.4) 408 (11.6) 3 (0.4) 425 (15.5)
United States – – – – – – – – – – – –
International Avg. 6 (0.1) 469 (1.6) 4 (0.1) 409 (2.3) 5 (0.1) 475 (1.7)
SOURCE: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006
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PIRLS 2006
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