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Indicator 35. International Mathematics and Science Comparison

Average percent correct on international mathematics and science assessments of 13-year-olds in Selected countries: 1991

___________________________________________________________          Mathematics         |         Science _____________________________|_____________________________     Country        Percent   |    Country        Percent                              | _____________________________|_____________________________ Korea ..........          73 |Korea ..........          78 Taiwan .........          73 |Taiwan .........          76 Switzerland1/ ..          71 |Switzerland1/ ..          74 Soviet Union2/ former     70 |Hungary ........          73 Hungary ........          68 |Soviet Union2/ former     71 France .........          64 |Slovenia .......          70 Israel3/ .......          63 |Israel3/ .......          70 Canada .........          62 |Canada .........          69 Scotland .......          61 |France .........          69 Ireland ........          61 |Scotland .......          68 Slovenia .......          57 |Spain4/ ........          68 Spain4/ ........          55 |United States ..          67 United States ..          55 |Ireland ........          63 Jordan .........          40 |Jordan .........          57 _____________________________|_____________________________
1/15 cantons
2/Schools in 14 republics, where instruction is in Russian
3/Schools where instruction is in Hebrew
4/Except Cataluna and in Spanish speaking schools

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Statistics, International Assessment of Educational Progress, Learning Mathematics and Learning Science, prepared by Educational Testing Service, February 1992.

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