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chapter 7: school contexts<br />

Exhibit 7.2: 7.2 Principals’ Reports on on Their Their Primary Grade Grade Students Coming from from Economically<br />

Economically Disadvantaged <strong>Home</strong>s with Trends (Continued)<br />

Countries<br />

2006<br />

Percent<br />

of Students<br />

26–50% Economically<br />

Disadvantaged<br />

Average<br />

Achievement<br />

Difference<br />

in Percent<br />

from 2001<br />

More than 50% Economically<br />

Disadvantaged<br />

2006<br />

Percent<br />

of Students<br />

Average<br />

Achievement<br />

Difference<br />

in Percent<br />

from 2001<br />

Austria 12 (2.8) 537 (7.2) ◊ ◊ 4 (1.3) 494 (7.5) ◊ ◊<br />

Belgium (Flemish) 11 (2.7) 533 (7.5) ◊ ◊ 2 (1.3) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Belgium (French) r 20 (3.5) 480 (6.5) ◊ ◊ 11 (2.8) 453 (7.3) ◊ ◊<br />

Bulgaria 15 (3.0) 509 (11.1) –14 (4.6) i 29 (3.4) 522 (10.1) –2 (4.9)<br />

Canada, Alberta 11 (2.6) 545 (6.6) ◊ ◊ 4 (1.3) 516 (14.9) ◊ ◊<br />

Canada, British Columbia 19 (3.3) 533 (5.2) ◊ ◊ 6 (1.9) 530 (8.2) ◊ ◊<br />

Canada, Nova Scotia 22 (3.0) 531 (4.0) ◊ ◊ 7 (2.1) 527 (7.8) ◊ ◊<br />

Canada, Ontario 16 (3.7) 542 (4.9) 7 (4.5) 15 (3.9) 538 (6.5) 3 (5.0)<br />

Canada, Quebec 20 (4.2) 522 (4.8) 0 (5.5) 12 (3.1) 512 (6.0) 2 (4.6)<br />

Chinese Taipei 7 (2.2) 515 (3.7) ◊ ◊ 2 (1.0) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Denmark 8 (2.1) 526 (9.6) ◊ ◊ 2 (1.2) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong> r 21 (3.7) 511 (6.5) 3 (5.1) 18 (3.5) 501 (7.4) 5 (4.6)<br />

France 9 (3.0) 496 (5.0) –4 (4.5) 16 (2.9) 485 (5.6) 7 (3.7)<br />

Georgia 24 (3.8) 467 (7.7) ◊ ◊ 28 (3.9) 462 (4.9) ◊ ◊<br />

Germany r 12 (2.3) 540 (3.5) –1 (3.7) 7 (1.3) 465 (10.2) 3 (2.2)<br />

Hong Kong SAR 18 (3.5) 559 (7.5) –9 (5.8) 15 (3.6) 550 (5.0) –10 (5.3)<br />

Hungary 30 (4.0) 544 (4.9) 1 (5.3) 17 (3.5) 518 (9.9) 10 (3.9) h<br />

Icel<strong>and</strong> r 2 (0.1) ~ ~ 0 (0.1) 1 (0.1) ~ ~ 1 (0.1)<br />

Indonesia 18 (3.3) 413 (8.9) ◊ ◊ 62 (3.9) 393 (4.9) ◊ ◊<br />

Iran, Islamic Rep. of 15 (2.6) 412 (6.6) –7 (4.4) 41 (4.0) 390 (6.0) –2 (5.9)<br />

Israel 26 (3.9) 513 (9.7) –5 (5.3) 23 (3.1) 449 (10.5) 6 (4.5)<br />

Italy 14 (2.9) 537 (9.3) 2 (3.7) 8 (1.7) 546 (14.0) 5 (2.0) h<br />

Kuwait 11 (2.7) 304 (20.5) ◊ ◊ 4 (1.7) 318 (19.5) ◊ ◊<br />

Latvia 17 (3.3) 535 (4.9) –6 (4.8) 7 (2.1) 521 (8.5) –9 (3.4) i<br />

Lithuania 25 (3.3) 529 (3.7) –7 (5.0) 11 (2.6) 525 (5.9) –5 (3.4)<br />

1 Luxembourg – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

Macedonia, Rep. of r 32 (4.5) 420 (10.3) 1 (6.2) 27 (4.2) 422 (9.5) –11 (6.2)<br />

Moldova, Rep. of 21 (3.7) 487 (5.5) –5 (5.2) 17 (3.2) 502 (9.5) –15 (5.1) i<br />

Morocco r 23 (5.1) 298 (17.9) 0 (6.6) 47 (5.3) 318 (9.8) –14 (7.1)<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s r 11 (3.3) 534 (6.7) 3 (4.3) 10 (3.3) 510 (6.9) 2 (4.2)<br />

New Zeal<strong>and</strong> 14 (2.4) 516 (5.1) 2 (3.4) 16 (2.0) 475 (7.0) –2 (3.2)<br />

Norway r 1 (1.0) ~ ~ –1 (2.0) 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 0 (0.0)<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> 29 (4.2) 511 (4.6) ◊ ◊ 14 (3.1) 510 (6.2) ◊ ◊<br />

Qatar 36 (0.2) 351 (2.0) ◊ ◊ 18 (0.2) 352 (2.6) ◊ ◊<br />

Romania 21 (3.9) 503 (6.8) –14 (5.6) i 43 (4.5) 462 (8.1) 1 (6.6)<br />

Russian Federation 23 (2.6) 553 (6.4) –7 (4.6) 14 (2.1) 534 (8.5) –5 (4.0)<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> r 25 (4.7) 505 (6.2) 9 (5.6) 8 (3.1) 497 (8.9) –13 (5.3) i<br />

Singapore 7 (0.0) 531 (14.4) –4 (2.1) 1 (0.0) ~ ~ –2 (1.1)<br />

Slovak Republic 23 (3.5) 525 (5.8) –9 (5.4) 10 (2.6) 470 (14.8) –11 (4.5) i<br />

Slovenia 20 (3.5) 517 (5.4) 5 (4.8) 6 (2.1) 520 (10.2) 5 (2.2) h<br />

South Africa 12 (2.0) 305 (16.8) ◊ ◊ 74 (2.7) 272 (4.4) ◊ ◊<br />

Spain 6 (1.7) 490 (5.7) ◊ ◊ 6 (2.1) 458 (8.5) ◊ ◊<br />

Sweden 8 (2.9) 558 (9.3) –4 (4.1) 8 (2.6) 522 (11.2) 0 (3.7)<br />

Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago 22 (3.5) 440 (9.9) ◊ ◊ 39 (3.6) 405 (7.9) ◊ ◊<br />

United States 25 (3.4) 546 (4.9) 6 (5.3) 37 (4.2) 511 (3.7) 1 (5.7)<br />

International Avg. 17 (0.5) 488 (1.4) 18 (0.5) 465 (1.6)<br />

h Percent in 2006 significantly higher<br />

i Percent in 2006 significantly lower<br />

SOURCE: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (<strong>PIRLS</strong>) 2006<br />

251<br />

<strong>PIRLS</strong> 2006<br />

4th Grade

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