Table S19-1. Standard errors for the average combined science literacy scale scores of 15-year-old students, by scientific skill subscale and country or jurisdiction: 2006
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Scientific skill subscale
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| Country or jurisdiction |
Combined
science
literacy score |
Identifying
scientific
issues |
Using
scientific
evidence |
Explaining
phenomena
scientifically |
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| OECD average |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| OECD-member country |
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| Australia |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
| Austria |
3.9 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
| Belgium |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
| Canada |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
| Czech Republic |
3.5 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
| Denmark |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
| Finland |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
| France |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
| Germany |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
| Greece |
3.2 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
| Hungary |
2.7 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
| Iceland |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
| Ireland |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
| Italy |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
| Japan |
3.4 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
| Korea, Republic of |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
| Luxembourg |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| Mexico |
2.7 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
| Netherlands |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
| New Zealand |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
| Norway |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
| Poland |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
| Portugal |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
| Slovak Republic |
2.6 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
| Spain |
2.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
| Sweden |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
| Switzerland |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
| Turkey |
3.8 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
| United Kingdom |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
| United States |
4.2 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
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| Non-OECD-member jurisdiction |
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| Argentina |
6.1 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
| Azerbaijan |
2.8 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
| Brazil |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
| Bulgaria |
6.1 |
6.3 |
7.5 |
5.8 |
| Chile |
4.3 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
| Chinese Taipei |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
| Colombia |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
| Croatia |
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
| Estonia |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
| Hong Kong-China |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
| Indonesia |
5.7 |
5.6 |
7.3 |
5.1 |
| Israel |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
| Jordan |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
| Latvia |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
| Liechtenstein |
4.1 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
| Lithuania |
2.8 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
| Macao-China |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| Montenegro, Republic of |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
| Qatar |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
| Romania |
4.2 |
3.6 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
| Russian Federation |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
| Serbia, Republic of |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
| Slovenia |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
| Thailand |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
| Tunisia |
3.0 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
| Uruguay |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
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SOURCE: Baldi, S., Jin, Y., Skewer, M., Green, P. J., and Herget, D. (2007). Highlights From PISA 2006: Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Science and Mathematics Literacy in an International Context (NCES 2008-016), tables 2a–d, data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2006.
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