Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 - Highlights from Scotland's Results

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Table 7.10. Estimates of proportion at each proficiency level, mathematics

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2

3

4

5

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Australia

5.1

10.8

20.3

25.8

21.7

11.9

4.5

Austria

7.8

15.4

21.2

23.0

19.6

9.9

3.0

Belgium

7.7

11.3

17.5

21.8

21.3

14.6

5.8

Canada

3.1

8.3

18.8

26.5

25.0

13.9

4.4

Chile

21.7

29.4

27.3

14.8

5.6

1.2

0.1

Czech Republic

7.0

15.3

24.2

24.4

17.4

8.5

3.2

Denmark

4.9

12.1

23.0

27.4

21.0

9.1

2.5

Estonia

3.0

9.6

22.7

29.9

22.7

9.8

2.2

Finland

1.7

6.1

15.6

27.1

27.8

16.7

4.9

France

9.5

13.1

19.9

23.8

20.1

10.4

3.3

Germany

6.4

12.2

18.8

23.1

21.7

13.2

4.6

Greece

11.3

19.1

26.4

24.0

13.6

4.9

0.8

Hungary

8.1

14.2

23.2

26.0

18.4

8.1

2.0

Iceland

5.7

11.3

21.3

27.3

20.9

10.5

3.1

Ireland

7.3

13.6

24.5

28.6

19.4

5.8

0.9

Israel

20.5

18.9

22.5

20.1

12.0

4.7

1.2

Italy

9.1

15.9

24.2

24.6

17.3

7.4

1.6

Japan

4.0

8.5

17.4

25.7

23.5

14.7

6.2

Korea

1.9

6.2

15.6

24.4

26.3

17.7

7.8

Luxembourg

9.6

14.4

22.7

23.1

19.0

9.0

2.3

Mexico

21.9

28.9

28.3

15.6

4.7

0.7

0.0

Netherlands

2.8

10.6

19.0

23.9

23.9

15.4

4.4

New Zealand

5.3

10.2

19.1

24.4

22.2

13.6

5.3

Norway

5.5

12.7

24.3

27.5

19.7

8.4

1.8

Poland

6.1

14.4

24.0

26.1

19.0

8.2

2.2

Portugal

8.4

15.3

23.9

25.0

17.7

7.7

1.9

Slovak Republic

7.0

14.0

23.2

25.0

18.1

9.1

3.6

Slovenia

6.5

13.8

22.5

23.9

19.0

10.3

3.9

Spain

9.1

14.6

23.9

26.6

17.7

6.7

1.3

Sweden

7.5

13.6

23.4

25.2

19.0

8.9

2.5

Switzerland

4.5

9.0

15.9

23.0

23.5

16.3

7.8

Turkey

17.7

24.5

25.2

17.4

9.6

4.4

1.3

United States

8.1

15.3

24.4

25.2

17.1

8.0

1.9

United Kingdom

6.2

14.0

24.9

27.2

17.9

8.1

1.8

UK Scotland

6.2

13.5

23.5

25.5

18.9

9.1

3.2

UK England

6.1

13.7

24.8

27.5

18.0

8.2

1.7

UK Northern Ireland

6.5

14.9

24.6

24.9

18.9

8.5

1.8

UK Wales

8.4

17.9

28.4

26.1

14.3

4.4

0.6

OECD total

9.3

15.5

22.7

23.5

17.3

8.9

2.8

OECD average

8.0

14.0

22.0

24.3

18.9

9.6

3.1

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