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292 appendix a: overview of pirls 2006 procedures<br />

Exhibit Exhibit A.4 A.4: Coverage Coverage of <strong>PIRLS</strong> of <strong>PIRLS</strong> Target Target Population<br />

Countries<br />

International Desired Population National Desired Population<br />

Country Coverage Notes on Coverage<br />

School-level<br />

Exclusions<br />

Within-sample<br />

Exclusions<br />

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

4th Grade<br />

Overall Exclusions<br />

Austria 100% 1.4% 3.8% 5.1%<br />

Belgium (Flemish) 100% 6.1% 1.1% 7.1%<br />

Belgium (French) 100% 3.7% 0.3% 3.9%<br />

Bulgaria 100% 2.2% 4.3% 6.4%<br />

Canada, Alberta 100% 2.0% 5.2% 7.1%<br />

Canada, British Columbia 100% 2.2% 5.5% 7.6%<br />

Canada, Nova Scotia 100% 0.2% 3.8% 4.0%<br />

Canada, Ontario 100% 1.6% 6.8% 8.3%<br />

Canada, Quebec 100% 2.4% 1.2% 3.6%<br />

Chinese Taipei 100% 1.8% 1.1% 2.9%<br />

Denmark 100% 0.5% 5.7% 6.2%<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong> 100% 1.6% 0.9% 2.4%<br />

France 100% 3.4% 0.4% 3.8%<br />

Georgia 80% Students taught in Georgian 2.4% 5.0% 7.3%<br />

Germany 100% 0.4% 0.3% 0.7%<br />

Hong Kong SAR 100% 3.0% 0.9% 3.9%<br />

Hungary 100% 2.3% 1.4% 3.7%<br />

Icel<strong>and</strong> 100% 1.3% 2.5% 3.8%<br />

Indonesia 100% 3.2% 0.0% 3.2%<br />

Iran, Islamic Rep. of 100% 2.9% 0.9% 3.8%<br />

Israel 100% 17.5% 6.1% 22.5%<br />

Italy 100% 0.1% 5.2% 5.3%<br />

Kuwait 100% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3%<br />

Latvia 100% 4.3% 0.5% 4.7%<br />

Lithuania 93% Students taught in Lithuanian 0.9% 4.2% 5.1%<br />

Luxembourg 100% 0.9% 3.0% 3.9%<br />

Macedonia, Rep. of 100% 4.6% 0.3% 4.9%<br />

Moldova, Rep. of 91%<br />

Moldova less Predniestrian<br />

– Moldovan Republic<br />

0.6% 0.0% 0.6%<br />

Morocco 100% 1.1% 0.0% 1.1%<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 100% 3.5% 0.1% 3.6%<br />

New Zeal<strong>and</strong> 100% 1.4% 3.9% 5.3%<br />

Norway 100% 1.0% 2.8% 3.8%<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> 100% 0.9% 4.2% 5.1%<br />

Qatar 100% 0.7% 0.7% 1.4%<br />

Romania 100% 2.4% 0.0% 2.4%<br />

Russian Federation 100% 6.8% 1.0% 7.7%<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> 100% 1.4% 0.9% 2.3%<br />

Singapore 100% 0.9% 0.0% 0.9%<br />

Slovak Republic 100% 1.8% 1.9% 3.6%<br />

Slovenia 100% 0.2% 0.5% 0.8%<br />

South Africa 100% 4.2% 0.1% 4.3%<br />

Spain 100% 1.3% 4.0% 5.3%<br />

Sweden 100% 2.4% 1.5% 3.9%<br />

Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago 100% 0.7% 0.0% 0.7%<br />

United States 100% 3.2% 2.8% 5.9%<br />

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

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