Table S11-1. Standard errors for the average mathematics scores of 4th- and 8th-grade students, by sex and country: 2003
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Grade 4
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Grade 8
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Sex
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Sex
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| Country |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Male-female
difference |
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Total |
Male |
Female |
Male-female
difference |
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| International average |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
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0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
| Armenia |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
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3.0 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
| Australia |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
|
4.6 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
7.0 |
| Bahrain |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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1.7 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
| Belgium-Flemish |
1.8 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
|
2.8 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
| Botswana |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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2.6 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
| Bulgaria |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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4.3 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
| Chile |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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3.3 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
| Chinese Taipei |
1.8 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
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4.6 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
4.2 |
| Cyprus |
2.4 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
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1.7 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
| Egypt |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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3.5 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
6.4 |
| England |
3.7 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
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— |
— |
— |
† |
| Estonia |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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3.0 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
| Ghana |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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4.7 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
3.1 |
| Hong Kong SAR |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
† |
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3.3 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
| Hungary |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
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3.2 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
| Indonesia |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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4.8 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
3.0 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
4.2 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
8.8 |
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2.4 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
7.2 |
| Israel |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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3.4 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
| Italy |
3.7 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
2.6 |
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3.2 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
| Japan |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
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2.1 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
6.4 |
| Jordan |
— |
— |
— |
† |
|
4.1 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
6.8 |
| Korea, Republic of |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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2.2 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
| Latvia |
2.8 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
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3.2 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
| Lebanon |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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3.1 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
| Lithuania |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
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2.5 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
| Macedonia, Republic of |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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3.5 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
| Malaysia |
— |
— |
— |
† |
|
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
| Moldova, Republic of |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
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4.0 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
| Morocco |
5.1 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
4.7 |
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2.5 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
| Netherlands |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
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3.8 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
| New Zealand |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
† |
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5.3 |
7.0 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
| Norway |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
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2.5 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
| Palestinian National Authority |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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3.1 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
| Philippines |
7.9 |
7.0 |
9.2 |
4.6 |
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5.2 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
3.4 |
| Romania |
— |
— |
— |
† |
|
4.8 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
| Russian Federation |
4.7 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
3.5 |
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3.7 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
| Saudi Arabia |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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4.6 |
5.5 |
7.9 |
9.7 |
| Scotland |
3.3 |
4.4 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
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3.7 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
| Serbia |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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2.6 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
| Singapore |
5.6 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
3.9 |
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3.6 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
| Slovak Republic |
— |
— |
— |
† |
|
3.3 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
† |
| Slovenia |
2.6 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
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2.2 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
| South Africa |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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5.5 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
| Sweden |
— |
— |
— |
† |
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2.6 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
| Tunisia |
4.7 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
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2.2 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
| United States |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
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3.3 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
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— Not available.
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† Not applicable.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2004). Highlights From the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 (NCES 2005–005), tables C1, C2, C7, and C10 and unpublished tabulation (November 2004). Data from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), TIMSS 1995, 1999, and 2003 assessments.
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