Indicator 17 Supp. Table 2: Distribution of proficiency scores of 13-year-olds on mathematics assessment, by country: 1991 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average proficiency score Percentile scores ------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Country Total Male Female 1st 5th 10th Median 90th 95th 99th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comprehensive populations Canada 1/ 513 515 512 400 443 462 515 564 580 608 France 519 523 515 404 442 460 521 574 588 616 Hungary 529 528 528 401 447 465 531 588 605 639 Ireland 509 514 505 381 425 449 514 565 580 614 Israel 2/ 517 520 514 396 441 462 520 567 578 607 Italy, Emilia-Romagna 3/ 517 521 513 402 444 459 522 569 581 610 Jordan 458 461 454 345 371 390 459 520 539 568 South Korea 542 546 537 390 445 470 545 609 629 665 Scotland 3/ 511 511 512 400 438 454 513 564 580 604 Slovenia 504 506 501 407 432 445 507 556 570 599 Soviet Union 4/ 533 533 532 413 458 477 536 584 596 629 Spain 5/ 495 498 492 390 429 446 496 542 556 577 Switzerland 6/ 539 544 534 443 475 491 542 586 598 631 Taiwan 545 546 544 368 424 454 550 631 659 694 United States 3/ 494 494 494 366 407 430 495 554 574 616 Populations with exclusions or low participation Brazil, Fortaleza 7/ 432 442 425 319 345 364 429 502 519 544 Brazil, Sao Paulo 8/ 444 445 443 331 358 378 441 515 531 554 China 9/ 561 565 556 457 491 508 559 613 633 662 England 10/ 511 510 511 371 424 448 512 573 590 617 Mozambique 10,11/ 427 431 424 346 370 385 429 468 478 503 Portugal 3,7/ 483 485 482 369 406 427 487 535 549 577 Canadian populations Alberta 516 517 515 407 446 464 517 567 583 615 British Columbia 523 524 521 424 455 472 522 575 593 624 Manitoba-English 502 502 502 381 424 448 505 554 565 601 Manitoba-French 516 519 513 413 455 472 516 560 572 594 New Brunswick-English 501 503 500 381 426 448 503 552 570 598 New Brunswick-French 509 508 510 394 433 453 513 559 571 591 Newfoundland 506 504 509 386 431 454 509 555 571 601 Nova Scotia 509 511 506 395 435 457 510 560 575 613 Ontario-English 504 506 502 396 435 453 504 556 572 600 Ontario-French 494 493 495 384 423 442 497 538 553 582 Quebec-English 3/ 523 523 522 408 453 470 522 577 594 630 Quebec-French 528 531 525 435 465 481 529 573 587 609 Saskatchewan-English 513 516 510 407 438 461 515 562 577 608 Saskatchewan-French 525 527 524 447 461 482 525 566 578 601 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Nine out of 10 provinces. 2/ Hebrew-speaking schools. 3/ Combined school and student participation rate is below .80 but at least .70; interpret results with caution because of possible nonresponse bias. 4/ Fourteen out of 15 republics in the former Soviet Union; Russian-speaking schools. 5/ Regions except Cataluna; Spanish-speaking schools. 6/ Fifteen out of 26 cantons. 7/ In-school population, restricted grades. 8/ Restricted grades. 9/ Twenty out of 29 provinces and independent cities; in-school population, restricted grades. 10/ Combined school and student participation rate is below .70; interpret results with extreme caution because of possible nonresponse bias. 11/ Cities of Maputo and Beira; in-school population. SOURCE: Educational Testing Service, International Assessment of Educational Progress, 1992.