Comparing Performance Over Time
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• Figure V.1.2• A summary of annualised performance trends in reading, mathematics and science Mean score in reading 2009 is statistically significantly above the OECD average. Annualised score point changes in reading, mathematics and science are statistically significantly positive. Mean score in reading 2009 is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average. Annualised score point changes in reading, mathematics and science are not statistically significantly different from zero. Mean score in reading 2009 is statistically significantly below the OECD average. Annualised score point changes in reading, mathematics and science are statistically significantly negative.
Korea Finland Hong Kong-China Canada New Zealand Japan Australia Netherlands Belgium Norway Estonia Switzerland Poland Iceland United States Liechtenstein Sweden Germany Ireland France Chinese Taipei Denmark United Kingdom Hungary Portugal Macao-China Italy Latvia Slovenia Greece Spain Czech Republic Slovak Republic Croatia Israel Luxembourg Lithuania Turkey Russian Federation Chile Serbia Bulgaria Uruguay Mexico Romania Thailand Colombia Brazil Montenegro Jordan Tunisia Indonesia Argentina Albania Qatar Peru Azerbaijan Kyrgyzstan
Mean score in reading 2009
Number of years for which PISA results are available
Reading
Mathematics
Science
539 536 533 524 521 520 515 508 506 503 501 501 500 500 500 499 497 497 496 496 495 495 494 494 489 487 486 484 483 483 481 478 477 476 474 472 468 464 459 449 442 429 426 425 424 421 413 412 408 405 404 402 398 385 372 370 362 314
9 9 8 9 9 9 9 6 9 9 3 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 9 3 9 9 6 9 9 3 9 9 9 6 3 8 6 3 6 9 8 6 8 6 9 7 8 3 9 3 3 6 8 8 8 3 8 3 3
1.6 -1.2 1.0 -1.1 -0.9 -0.3 -1.5 -0.8 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.7 2.4 -0.7 -0.5 1.9 -2.1 1.5 -3.4 -1.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 1.6 2.1 -1.8 -0.2 2.9 -3.8 1.0 -1.3 -1.5 1.4 -0.5 2.7 -1.2 -0.5 3.9 -0.3 5.0 5.0 -0.2 -1.4 0.4 -0.5 -1.2 9.3 1.7 5.2 1.5 4.8 3.9 -2.5 4.5 19.8 5.3 2.9 9.8
0.7 -0.6 0.7 -0.9 -0.7 -0.9 -1.7 -2.0 -2.3 0.5 -0.8 1.2 0.8 -1.4 0.8 0.0 -2.5 1.6 -2.6 -2.3 -2.1 -1.8 -1.0 0.0 3.5 -0.3 2.9 -0.2 -1.0 3.5 -0.3 -3.9 -0.3 -2.4 1.7 -0.7 -3.3 3.7 -0.1 3.2 0.9 4.9 0.8 5.5 4.1 0.3 3.6 5.0 1.1 0.9 2.1 1.9 2.3 m 16.7 m -15.0 6.9
5.3 -3.1 2.3 -1.9 0.5 2.7 0.1 -0.9 -1.3 4.4 -1.2 1.7 3.4 1.6 4.4 -0.7 -2.7 1.6 -0.1 1.0 -4.0 1.1 -0.4 -0.4 6.2 0.1 4.5 1.4 -2.4 -1.1 -0.1 -4.1 0.6 -2.3 0.3 -0.8 1.2 10.0 -0.4 3.1 2.4 1.7 -0.3 2.1 3.3 1.4 4.6 5.0 -3.5 -2.2 5.1 -3.6 3.2 m 10.0 m -3.1 2.5
Countries are ranked in descending order of the mean score in reading in 2009. Source: OECD, PISA 2009 Database.
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