Education in States and Nations: 1991
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Percentile score
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Country proficiency 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th
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Canada 270 224 235 252 270 289 305 315
France 273 225 236 254 273 292 309 319
Hungary 277 227 239 257 278 297 315 326
Ireland 269 218 230 249 269 289 306 316
Israel 272 225 236 254 273 291 307 317
Emilia Romagna, Italy 272 224 235 253 272 291 308 317
Jordan 246 195 207 226 247 267 285 296
Korea 283 229 242 262 284 304 323 335
Scotland 269 222 233 250 270 288 305 315
Slovenia 266 219 230 247 266 285 302 311
Soviet Union 279 231 242 260 279 298 315 324
Spain 263 218 228 245 263 281 297 306
Switzerland 279 235 244 261 279 297 313 322
Taiwan 285 222 236 260 286 310 332 345
United States 262 211 223 242 263 283 301 312
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NOTE: Only countries in which comprehensive student populations were represented by the test-taking sample are included. Test administrations in Brazil, China, England, and Portugal either excluded groups or had low participation rates. See supplemental note to Indicator 25 for details on data collected from Canada, England, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, the Soviet Union, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States and for a description of the IAEP, the NAEP, their Cross Linking Study, and the measurement scale they employ. Mathematics Proficiency Scale has a range from 0 to 500: Level 150: Simple arithmetic facts. Level 200: Beginning skills and understandings. Level 250: Numerical operations and beginning problem solving. Level 300: Moderately complex procedures and reasoning. Level 350: Multi-step problem solving and algebra.
SOURCE: Educational Testing Service, IAEP/NAEP Cross-linking Study, 1993.
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