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chapter 7: school contexts<br />

Exhibit 7.11: 7.11 Seriousness of of Absenteeism in in Schools with Trends (Continued)<br />

Countries<br />

2006<br />

Percent<br />

of Students<br />

Minor Problem Moderate Problem Serious Problem<br />

Average<br />

Achievement<br />

Difference<br />

in Percent<br />

from 2001<br />

2006<br />

Percent<br />

of Students<br />

Average<br />

Achievement<br />

Difference<br />

in Percent<br />

from 2001<br />

2006<br />

Percent<br />

of Students<br />

Average<br />

Achievement<br />

Difference<br />

in Percent<br />

from 2001<br />

Hong Kong SAR 16 (3.5) 573 (6.2) –4 (5.3) 1 (0.9) ~ ~ 0 (1.3) 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 0 (0.0)<br />

Chinese Taipei 27 (4.1) 531 (3.5) ◊ ◊ 0 (0.0) ~ ~ ◊ ◊ 1 (0.0) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> r 31 (4.4) 515 (5.9) 5 (6.7) 2 (1.6) ~ ~ –4 (3.1) 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 0 (0.0)<br />

Austria 29 (4.4) 538 (4.1) ◊ ◊ 5 (1.7) 509 (7.5) ◊ ◊ 1 (0.8) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Norway 37 (5.1) 498 (5.0) 4 (7.0) 1 (0.5) ~ ~ –3 (1.8) 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 0 (0.0)<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 32 (3.8) 549 (3.2) 3 (5.7) 4 (2.4) 510 (9.2) 0 (3.1) 2 (2.0) ~ ~ 2 (2.0)<br />

Sweden 30 (3.9) 546 (4.2) 0 (6.0) 7 (2.5) 546 (10.2) 0 (3.3) 1 (0.8) ~ ~ 0 (1.3)<br />

Belgium (Flemish) 37 (4.8) 545 (3.6) ◊ ◊ 3 (1.3) 503 (14.2) ◊ ◊ 0 (0.0) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Russian Federation 41 (4.1) 554 (5.8) –15 (5.6) i 2 (0.7) ~ ~ 0 (1.2) 0 (0.0) ~ ~ –1 (0.6)<br />

Icel<strong>and</strong> r 38 (0.3) 510 (2.3) –14 (0.6) i 5 (0.1) 501 (5.3) –3 (0.3) i 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 0 (0.0)<br />

Singapore 42 (0.0) 553 (5.0) –1 (3.9) 2 (0.0) ~ ~ –1 (1.3) 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 0 (0.0)<br />

Germany 39 (3.4) 545 (3.3) –6 (5.9) 6 (1.6) 504 (10.5) –3 (3.0) 2 (0.7) ~ ~ 1 (1.0)<br />

Spain 39 (4.2) 513 (4.2) ◊ ◊ 6 (2.0) 487 (11.6) ◊ ◊ 3 (1.5) 477 (28.6) ◊ ◊<br />

Canada, Quebec 41 (4.1) 527 (4.5) –6 (6.6) 8 (2.5) 527 (7.0) 2 (3.6) 0 (0.2) ~ ~ –1 (0.8)<br />

Italy 28 (3.7) 549 (6.6) –4 (5.2) 14 (2.5) 537 (8.2) 0 (3.8) 8 (2.0) 560 (14.4) –4 (3.0)<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> 48 (4.4) 519 (3.3) ◊ ◊ 2 (1.2) ~ ~ ◊ ◊ 1 (0.0) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Israel 47 (4.5) 517 (8.6) –1 (6.4) 5 (1.5) 483 (33.9) –6 (3.0) i 3 (1.4) 415 (15.4) –2 (2.0)<br />

Iran, Islamic Rep. of 47 (3.6) 419 (5.4) 11 (5.5) 9 (2.2) 393 (11.4) –6 (4.5) 3 (1.0) 374 (24.7) –10 (3.4) i<br />

New Zeal<strong>and</strong> 49 (3.8) 529 (3.5) –1 (5.7) 8 (1.8) 486 (9.1) 0 (2.8) 2 (0.9) ~ ~ 1 (1.3)<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong> 37 (4.0) 541 (4.0) – – 19 (3.4) 505 (5.5) – – 5 (1.9) 472 (20.0) – –<br />

Canada, Nova Scotia 57 (3.4) 541 (2.7) ◊ ◊ 4 (1.4) 508 (10.1) ◊ ◊ 1 (0.6) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

France 54 (4.5) 518 (3.0) 15 (6.9) h 5 (1.9) 514 (9.9) –4 (3.2) 6 (2.1) 496 (11.8) 5 (2.3) h<br />

Belgium (French) 47 (4.5) 497 (4.4) ◊ ◊ 16 (3.4) 479 (8.1) ◊ ◊ 4 (1.9) 472 (10.7) ◊ ◊<br />

Canada, British Columbia 54 (4.1) 558 (3.6) ◊ ◊ 13 (2.4) 546 (9.1) ◊ ◊ 1 (0.6) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Denmark 58 (4.3) 551 (3.0) ◊ ◊ 10 (2.8) 531 (6.9) ◊ ◊ 2 (1.1) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Lithuania 30 (4.2) 532 (3.9) –18 (5.9) i 33 (4.2) 538 (3.7) 11 (5.6) 10 (2.8) 533 (4.7) 3 (3.6)<br />

Slovenia 62 (4.0) 521 (2.9) –14 (5.6) i 11 (2.7) 534 (6.7) 6 (3.2) 1 (0.0) ~ ~ 1 (0.0)<br />

Canada, Alberta 62 (4.4) 560 (2.8) ◊ ◊ 8 (2.2) 553 (6.5) ◊ ◊ 3 (1.3) 514 (20.2) ◊ ◊<br />

Canada, Ontario 63 (5.0) 549 (3.5) 18 (6.7) h 8 (2.9) 567 (12.8) –1 (4.0) 3 (1.5) 532 (13.7) 2 (1.5)<br />

Macedonia, Rep. of r 36 (4.2) 436 (9.6) –23 (5.8) i 28 (4.0) 457 (11.8) 6 (5.5) 12 (3.0) 424 (13.6) 5 (3.7)<br />

Slovak Republic 46 (3.9) 539 (3.1) 4 (5.5) 22 (3.4) 506 (8.5) 0 (4.7) 8 (2.3) 517 (9.7) 0 (3.2)<br />

Bulgaria 30 (4.2) 547 (6.6) –5 (5.7) 34 (4.2) 541 (7.3) 2 (5.8) 13 (3.1) 532 (11.5) 1 (4.1)<br />

United States 59 (4.1) 537 (3.9) –1 (6.3) 15 (2.7) 525 (7.6) 1 (4.0) 3 (1.5) 498 (12.1) 2 (1.7)<br />

Latvia 42 (4.0) 539 (4.1) –22 (5.6) i 26 (3.5) 539 (4.1) 11 (5.0) h 10 (2.6) 540 (5.7) 8 (2.9) h<br />

Hungary 71 (4.0) 555 (3.3) –6 (5.2) 10 (2.7) 538 (11.0) 3 (3.4) 3 (1.8) 481 (24.3) 2 (2.0)<br />

Indonesia 26 (3.8) 408 (8.7) ◊ ◊ 17 (2.9) 407 (6.6) ◊ ◊ 42 (4.3) 399 (7.0) ◊ ◊<br />

Qatar 35 (0.2) 354 (2.5) ◊ ◊ 22 (0.2) 352 (2.3) ◊ ◊ 28 (0.2) 344 (2.7) ◊ ◊<br />

Moldova, Rep. of 45 (4.5) 505 (4.0) 7 (6.2) 25 (4.1) 493 (7.0) –18 (6.0) i 16 (3.4) 500 (10.7) 7 (4.4)<br />

Georgia 45 (4.2) 459 (5.5) ◊ ◊ 29 (4.3) 476 (7.8) ◊ ◊ 14 (3.0) 486 (8.3) ◊ ◊<br />

Romania 35 (4.3) 496 (7.7) –6 (6.4) 31 (4.0) 492 (7.7) 8 (5.4) 22 (4.2) 469 (11.9) 16 (4.5) h<br />

South Africa 43 (3.0) 320 (9.4) ◊ ◊ 30 (2.5) 267 (6.2) ◊ ◊ 16 (2.6) 252 (10.4) ◊ ◊<br />

Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago 48 (3.5) 448 (6.4) ◊ ◊ 32 (3.7) 420 (8.8) ◊ ◊ 10 (2.7) 370 (14.6) ◊ ◊<br />

Morocco r 12 (3.0) 308 (10.8) –8 (4.7) 17 (3.4) 356 (15.1) –9 (5.8) 66 (4.3) 320 (9.9) 28 (6.4) h<br />

Kuwait 28 (3.3) 330 (8.6) ◊ ◊ 29 (3.8) 336 (7.1) ◊ ◊ 38 (3.9) 320 (7.6) ◊ ◊<br />

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

International Avg. 40 (0.6) 499 (0.9) 14 (0.4) 477 (1.9) 9 (0.3) 446 (2.9)<br />

h Percent in 2006 significantly higher<br />

i Percent in 2006 significantly lower<br />

269<br />

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

4th Grade<br />

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

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