OECD (2000)

Student Absenteeism
Table D5.1. Mean mathematics achievement for students in 8th-grade by level of student absenteeism
as reported by the school principal (1995)
Percentage of 8th-grade Schools reporting 5% or more absent Schools reporting 5% or less absent
students absent from
school on a typical day Percentage of 8th-grade Mean mathematics Percentage of 8th-grade Mean mathematics
for any reason
students achievement students achievement
Australia r 7 (0.4) r 76 (3.9) 519 (4.4) 24 (3.9) 556 (9.7)
Austria 4 (0.2) 46 (5.7) 546 (6.6) 54 (5.7) 533 (5.8)
Belgium (Fl.) r 3 (0.3) 17 (6.4) 495 (10.4) 83 (6.4) 581 (5.5)
Belgium (Fr.) r 6 (0.5) r 52 (6) 512 (7.8) 48 (6) 548 (5.5)
Canada 5 (0.3) r 59 (3.8) 523 (4) 41 (3.8) 533 (4.5)
Czech Republic 8 (0.3) 81 (4.3) 565 (6) 19 (4.3) 559 (7.3)
Denmark s 4 (0.2) r 41 (5.8) 494 (4.6) 59 (5.8) 508 (5.2)
England r 6 (0.7) r 76 (4.4) 494 (4.1) 24 (4.4) 536 (11.4)
France r 4 (0.6) r 28 (4.6) 539 (7) 72 (4.6) 540 (4.6)
Germany s 4 (0.3) s 37 (5.5) 515 (10.7) 63 (5.5) 512 (8.8)
Greece 4 (0.4) 31 (3.9) 477 (5.4) 69 (3.9) 489 (2.9)
Hungary 4 (0.2) 45 (4.2) 538 (5.8) 55 (4.2) 535 (3.9)
Iceland 3 (0) 12 (4.3) 486 (8.8) 88 (4.3) 490 (5.1)
Ireland 7 (0.4) r 77 (4.6) 531 (6.5) 23 (4.6) 538 (10.3)
Japan 2 (0.1) 5 (2.3) 598 (26.6) 95 (2.3) 605 (1.9)
Korea 1 (0.2) 5 (1.8) 610 (15.3) 95 (1.8) 606 (2.6)
Netherlands s 3 (0.4) s 26 (6.8) 506 (29.3) 74 (6.8) 556 (7.4)
New Zealand 7 (0.4) 80 (2.9) 507 (4.9) 20 (2.9) 524 (11.8)
Norway 3 (0.2) r 31 (4.1) 503 (4.6) 69 (4.1) 502 (3)
Portugal 5 (0.3) r 44 (4.7) 447 (3.6) 56 (4.7) 460 (3.5)
Scotland r 8 (0.5) r 93 (2.8) 494 (5.5) 7 (2.8) 515 (13.4)
Spain 3 (0.2) 26 (3.8) 481 (5.1) 74 (3.8) 488 (2.8)
Sweden r 4 (0.3) r 45 (5.2) 518 (5.2) 55 (5.2) 520 (4.3)
Switzerland m r 13 (1.9) 557 (9.3) 87 (1.9) 545 (4.1)
United States r 5 (0.5) r 60 (4.6) 497 (5) 40 (4.6) 516 (6.4)
Country mean 5 44 518 56 532
ote: An ‘‘r’’ indicates that school data are available for 70-84% of schools or students, as applicable.
An ‘‘s’’ indicates that school data are avalaible for 50-69% of schools or students, as applicable.
) Standard errors appear in parentheses.
ource: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)/TIMSS.
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