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Variation in reading performance<br />

mcgaw group pty ltd<br />

ABN 34 117 491 228<br />

110<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

-10<br />

-20<br />

-30<br />

-40<br />

-50<br />

-60<br />

-70<br />

-80<br />

Variation of performance<br />

within schools<br />

Belgium<br />

Germany<br />

Hungary<br />

Austria<br />

Poland<br />

Greece<br />

Czech Republic<br />

Italy<br />

Switzerland<br />

Mexico<br />

Portugal<br />

United States<br />

Luxembourg<br />

United Kingdom<br />

Australia<br />

New Zealand<br />

Korea<br />

Denmark<br />

Australia<br />

68%<br />

32%<br />

Variation of performance<br />

between schools<br />

Variation explained by social background of students<br />

Variation not explained by social background<br />

OECD, UNESCO (2003), Literacy skills for tomorrow’s world: further results <strong>from</strong> PISA 2000, Table 7.1a, p.357.<br />

Canada<br />

Ireland<br />

Spain<br />

Norway<br />

Finland<br />

Sweden<br />

Iceland<br />

20

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