Math | Science

NATIONS' AVERAGE MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO THE THE U.S.

INTERNATIONAL AVERAGE= 513

SOURCE: Beaton et al. (1996) Mathematics achievement in the middle school years. Table 1.1. Boston College: Chestnut Hill, MA.

NOTES:

1. Nations not meeting international guidelines are shown in parentheses.
2. Nations in which more than 10 percent of the population was excluded from testing are shown with a ^*. Latvia is designated LSS because only Latvian-speaking schools were tested, which represents less than 65 percent of the population.
3. Nations in which a participation rate of 75 percent of the schools and students combined was achieved only after replacements for refusals were substituted, are shown with a ^O .
4. The international average is the average of the national averages of the 41 nations.
5. The country average for Sweden may appear to be out of place; however, statistically, its placement is correct.

NATIONS' AVERAGE SCIENCE PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO THE THE U.S.

INTERNATIONAL AVERAGE= 516

SOURCE: Beaton et al. (1996) Science achievement in the middle school years. Table 1.1. Boston College: Chestnut Hill, MA.

NOTES:

1. Nations not meeting international guidelines are shown in parentheses.
2. Nations in which more than 10 percent of the population was excluded from testing are shown with a ^*. Latvia is designated LSS because only Latvian-speaking schools were tested, which represents less than 65 percent of the population.
3. Nations in which a participation rate of 75 percent of the schools and students combined was achieved only after replacements for refusals were substituted, are shown with a ^O .
4. The international average is the average of the national averages of the 41 nations.
5. The country average for Scotland (or Spain) may appear to be out of place; however, statistically, its placement is correct.

-###-

[ Return to TIMSS Overview and Key Findings ] [ Return to Math Initiative Page ]