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appendix c: percentiles <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard deviations of reading achievement<br />
Exhibit C.6 St<strong>and</strong>ard Exhibit Deviations C.6: St<strong>and</strong>ard of Achievement Deviations in of Informational Achievement Reading in Informational Reading<br />
Countries<br />
Mean<br />
Overall Girls Boys<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
Deviation<br />
Mean<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
Deviation<br />
Mean<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
Deviation<br />
Austria 536 (2.3) 65 (1.2) 540 (2.7) 63 (1.2) 533 (2.6) 66 (1.6)<br />
Belgium (Flemish) 547 (2.0) 53 (0.9) 550 (2.4) 52 (1.1) 545 (2.2) 54 (1.5)<br />
Belgium (French) 498 (2.8) 68 (1.4) 499 (3.3) 67 (1.7) 497 (3.0) 69 (1.6)<br />
Bulgaria 550 (4.4) 83 (2.3) 558 (4.4) 81 (3.0) 542 (5.2) 84 (2.6)<br />
Canada, Alberta 556 (2.4) 66 (1.3) 559 (2.5) 65 (1.3) 553 (2.8) 66 (1.6)<br />
Canada, British Columbia 554 (2.7) 68 (1.3) 556 (3.3) 67 (1.6) 551 (2.8) 69 (1.6)<br />
Canada, Nova Scotia 539 (2.4) 75 (1.6) 549 (2.8) 71 (1.7) 529 (3.0) 77 (2.2)<br />
Canada, Ontario 552 (3.0) 67 (1.5) 558 (3.3) 65 (1.6) 547 (3.9) 67 (2.1)<br />
Canada, Quebec 533 (2.7) 64 (1.0) 539 (2.7) 61 (1.5) 528 (3.6) 66 (1.5)<br />
Chinese Taipei 538 (1.8) 59 (1.0) 543 (1.8) 56 (1.4) 534 (2.3) 60 (1.3)<br />
Denmark 542 (2.4) 72 (1.4) 547 (2.8) 71 (2.0) 536 (3.1) 72 (1.8)<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> 537 (2.5) 84 (1.9) 545 (2.8) 84 (2.1) 529 (2.9) 84 (2.3)<br />
France 526 (2.1) 67 (1.0) 531 (2.7) 66 (1.3) 521 (2.3) 67 (1.2)<br />
Georgia 465 (3.6) 77 (1.7) 474 (3.7) 75 (2.1) 457 (4.4) 78 (2.4)<br />
Germany 544 (2.3) 66 (1.1) 547 (2.4) 65 (1.3) 542 (2.7) 67 (1.8)<br />
Hong Kong SAR 568 (2.3) 56 (1.3) 572 (2.2) 54 (1.4) 564 (2.8) 58 (1.6)<br />
Hungary 541 (3.1) 70 (2.2) 543 (3.7) 69 (2.7) 539 (3.1) 71 (2.5)<br />
Icel<strong>and</strong> 505 (1.4) 71 (1.1) 514 (1.9) 69 (1.6) 497 (2.1) 73 (1.8)<br />
Indonesia 418 (4.2) 82 (2.0) 427 (4.6) 80 (2.7) 409 (5.0) 83 (2.1)<br />
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 420 (3.1) 91 (1.7) 429 (4.9) 89 (2.2) 412 (3.8) 91 (2.5)<br />
Israel 507 (3.6) 99 (2.5) 513 (4.5) 97 (2.8) 502 (4.1) 100 (2.8)<br />
Italy 549 (2.9) 64 (1.6) 551 (3.1) 63 (2.0) 547 (3.4) 65 (1.9)<br />
Kuwait 327 (4.3) 118 (2.1) 361 (6.3) 109 (2.0) 292 (6.0) 116 (2.6)<br />
Latvia 540 (2.4) 63 (1.3) 553 (2.7) 60 (1.2) 527 (2.7) 62 (1.7)<br />
Lithuania 530 (1.6) 54 (0.9) 539 (2.2) 54 (1.3) 521 (2.0) 54 (0.9)<br />
Luxembourg 557 (1.0) 64 (1.0) 557 (1.2) 64 (1.2) 556 (1.5) 64 (1.1)<br />
Macedonia, Rep. of 450 (4.2) 103 (2.4) 460 (4.6) 103 (3.1) 440 (4.4) 101 (2.6)<br />
Moldova, Rep. of 508 (3.0) 70 (1.5) 514 (3.2) 69 (1.7) 502 (3.5) 71 (1.8)<br />
Morocco 335 (6.0) 105 (3.2) 344 (6.1) 101 (2.9) 326 (6.9) 107 (4.3)<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 548 (1.6) 50 (0.9) 552 (1.8) 49 (1.0) 543 (1.9) 50 (1.3)<br />
New Zeal<strong>and</strong> 534 (2.2) 84 (1.2) 545 (2.3) 79 (1.6) 522 (3.0) 87 (1.5)<br />
Norway 494 (2.8) 68 (1.6) 502 (3.4) 66 (1.7) 486 (2.8) 70 (2.2)<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong> 515 (2.2) 72 (1.6) 523 (2.3) 72 (2.0) 507 (2.8) 72 (1.8)<br />
Qatar 356 (1.6) 94 (0.9) 374 (2.3) 90 (1.1) 339 (2.3) 94 (1.3)<br />
Romania 487 (4.9) 88 (2.7) 494 (5.2) 87 (3.3) 481 (5.4) 89 (2.8)<br />
Russian Federation 564 (3.3) 66 (2.2) 572 (3.5) 65 (2.0) 555 (3.6) 66 (2.6)<br />
Scotl<strong>and</strong> 527 (2.6) 78 (1.7) 537 (3.6) 76 (2.1) 517 (2.8) 78 (2.2)<br />
Singapore 563 (2.8) 70 (1.6) 572 (2.9) 66 (1.5) 555 (3.3) 73 (2.0)<br />
Slovak Republic 527 (2.6) 73 (1.8) 532 (2.5) 71 (1.8) 522 (3.3) 74 (2.4)<br />
Slovenia 523 (2.4) 71 (1.2) 533 (2.4) 68 (1.7) 514 (3.2) 72 (1.3)<br />
South Africa 316 (5.1) 132 (3.3) 332 (5.8) 132 (3.9) 299 (5.4) 130 (3.4)<br />
Spain 508 (2.9) 68 (1.8) 508 (3.2) 68 (2.3) 508 (3.2) 67 (1.9)<br />
Sweden 549 (2.4) 67 (1.2) 557 (2.9) 65 (1.5) 541 (2.6) 68 (1.7)<br />
Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago 440 (4.6) 99 (2.2) 455 (5.0) 95 (2.6) 426 (5.5) 101 (2.5)<br />
United States 537 (3.4) 70 (1.3) 542 (3.1) 68 (1.7) 532 (4.4) 72 (1.8)<br />
( ) St<strong>and</strong>ard errors appear in parentheses. Because results are rounded to the nearest<br />
whole number, some totals may appear inconsistent.<br />
333<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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