Table S19-2. Standard errors for the average combined science literacy scale scores of 15-year-old students, by scientific skill subscale, sex, and country or jurisdiction: 2006
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Scientific skill subscale
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Combined science
literacy score
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Identifying scientific
issues
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Using scientific
evidence
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Explaining
phenomena
scientifically
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| Country or jurisdiction |
Male |
Female |
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Male |
Female |
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Male |
Female |
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Male |
Female |
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| OECD average |
0.7 |
0.6 |
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0.7 |
0.6 |
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0.8 |
0.7 |
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0.7 |
0.6 |
| OECD-member country |
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| Australia |
3.2 |
2.7 |
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3.2 |
2.6 |
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3.4 |
3.0 |
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3.1 |
2.7 |
| Austria |
4.2 |
4.9 |
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4.2 |
4.7 |
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4.9 |
6.2 |
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4.4 |
4.7 |
| Belgium |
3.3 |
3.2 |
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3.8 |
3.1 |
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3.8 |
3.8 |
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3.4 |
3.1 |
| Canada |
2.5 |
2.1 |
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2.7 |
2.4 |
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2.7 |
2.3 |
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2.6 |
2.3 |
| Czech Republic |
4.2 |
4.8 |
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4.8 |
5.3 |
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5.0 |
5.4 |
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4.3 |
4.6 |
| Denmark |
3.6 |
3.4 |
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3.5 |
3.2 |
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4.1 |
4.0 |
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3.8 |
3.7 |
| Finland |
2.6 |
2.4 |
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2.7 |
2.6 |
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3.0 |
2.7 |
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2.5 |
2.5 |
| France |
4.3 |
3.6 |
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4.6 |
3.7 |
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5.0 |
4.2 |
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4.2 |
3.4 |
| Germany |
4.6 |
3.8 |
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4.5 |
3.9 |
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5.6 |
4.5 |
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4.5 |
3.7 |
| Greece |
4.5 |
3.4 |
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4.1 |
3.1 |
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5.6 |
3.7 |
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4.3 |
3.0 |
| Hungary |
3.3 |
3.5 |
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3.4 |
3.3 |
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4.1 |
4.5 |
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3.2 |
3.6 |
| Iceland |
2.6 |
2.1 |
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2.9 |
2.4 |
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3.1 |
2.5 |
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2.6 |
2.1 |
| Ireland |
4.3 |
3.3 |
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4.4 |
3.5 |
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4.8 |
3.5 |
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4.4 |
3.5 |
| Italy |
2.8 |
2.5 |
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2.9 |
2.5 |
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3.2 |
3.1 |
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2.8 |
2.5 |
| Japan |
4.9 |
5.1 |
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5.1 |
6.6 |
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5.8 |
6.4 |
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4.6 |
4.4 |
| Korea, Republic of |
4.8 |
3.9 |
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4.9 |
4.2 |
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5.2 |
4.5 |
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4.8 |
4.0 |
| Luxembourg |
1.8 |
1.8 |
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1.7 |
1.8 |
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2.0 |
2.2 |
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1.8 |
2.0 |
| Mexico |
3.2 |
2.6 |
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2.9 |
2.8 |
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3.7 |
3.0 |
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3.3 |
2.6 |
| Netherlands |
3.2 |
3.1 |
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3.8 |
3.5 |
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3.8 |
3.7 |
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3.1 |
3.1 |
| New Zealand |
3.9 |
3.6 |
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3.7 |
3.7 |
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4.4 |
4.3 |
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4.0 |
3.6 |
| Norway |
3.8 |
3.2 |
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3.9 |
3.3 |
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4.2 |
3.9 |
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3.9 |
3.2 |
| Poland |
2.7 |
2.6 |
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2.8 |
2.7 |
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3.0 |
3.0 |
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2.9 |
2.8 |
| Portugal |
3.7 |
3.2 |
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3.6 |
3.4 |
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4.2 |
4.0 |
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3.6 |
3.0 |
| Slovak Republic |
3.9 |
3.0 |
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4.5 |
3.6 |
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4.8 |
3.6 |
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4.0 |
3.0 |
| Spain |
2.9 |
2.7 |
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2.7 |
2.6 |
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3.4 |
3.1 |
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2.8 |
2.7 |
| Sweden |
2.7 |
2.9 |
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2.9 |
3.1 |
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3.1 |
3.2 |
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3.0 |
3.5 |
| Switzerland |
3.3 |
3.6 |
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3.1 |
3.3 |
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3.6 |
3.9 |
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3.4 |
3.9 |
| Turkey |
4.6 |
4.1 |
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4.1 |
3.6 |
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5.2 |
4.6 |
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4.7 |
4.5 |
| United Kingdom |
3.0 |
2.8 |
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2.9 |
2.8 |
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3.1 |
3.1 |
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3.0 |
2.7 |
| United States |
5.1 |
4.0 |
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4.6 |
3.8 |
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6.1 |
4.6 |
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5.3 |
4.0 |
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| Non-OECD-member jurisdiction |
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| Argentina |
6.5 |
6.8 |
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5.8 |
6.4 |
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7.4 |
7.7 |
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6.4 |
7.0 |
| Azerbaijan |
3.1 |
2.7 |
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3.3 |
3.3 |
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4.5 |
3.9 |
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3.3 |
3.0 |
| Brazil |
3.2 |
2.9 |
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3.2 |
3.0 |
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3.9 |
3.8 |
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3.0 |
2.9 |
| Bulgaria |
6.6 |
6.9 |
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6.6 |
7.1 |
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8.0 |
8.2 |
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6.5 |
6.5 |
| Chile |
5.4 |
4.4 |
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5.0 |
4.1 |
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6.2 |
5.2 |
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5.1 |
4.1 |
| Chinese Taipei |
4.3 |
5.1 |
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4.4 |
5.0 |
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4.5 |
5.1 |
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4.3 |
5.3 |
| Colombia |
4.1 |
4.1 |
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4.4 |
4.0 |
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4.5 |
4.8 |
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4.3 |
4.3 |
| Croatia |
3.3 |
3.1 |
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3.5 |
3.1 |
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4.1 |
3.5 |
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3.2 |
3.3 |
| Estonia |
3.1 |
2.9 |
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3.1 |
2.6 |
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3.2 |
3.0 |
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3.2 |
3.0 |
| Hong Kong-China |
3.5 |
3.5 |
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4.1 |
4.5 |
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3.8 |
4.0 |
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3.5 |
3.3 |
| Indonesia |
8.2 |
3.7 |
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8.0 |
3.6 |
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10.2 |
5.0 |
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7.0 |
3.8 |
| Israel |
5.6 |
4.2 |
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5.9 |
4.0 |
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6.7 |
5.4 |
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5.4 |
4.0 |
| Jordan |
4.5 |
3.3 |
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4.6 |
2.8 |
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5.5 |
3.6 |
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4.6 |
4.1 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
3.6 |
3.0 |
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3.6 |
3.3 |
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4.7 |
3.9 |
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3.9 |
2.9 |
| Latvia |
3.5 |
3.2 |
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3.7 |
3.5 |
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4.1 |
3.6 |
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3.6 |
3.2 |
| Liechtenstein |
7.6 |
6.3 |
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7.0 |
5.7 |
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8.2 |
6.8 |
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7.5 |
6.4 |
| Lithuania |
3.1 |
3.1 |
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2.9 |
3.0 |
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3.7 |
3.3 |
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3.3 |
3.4 |
| Macao-China |
1.8 |
1.6 |
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1.9 |
1.6 |
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2.0 |
1.6 |
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2.0 |
1.6 |
| Montenegro, Republic of |
1.7 |
1.7 |
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2.0 |
1.8 |
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2.0 |
2.0 |
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1.8 |
1.7 |
| Qatar |
1.2 |
1.3 |
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1.2 |
1.3 |
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1.5 |
1.9 |
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1.4 |
1.6 |
| Romania |
4.1 |
4.8 |
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3.6 |
4.4 |
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6.0 |
6.7 |
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4.3 |
4.5 |
| Russian Federation |
4.1 |
3.7 |
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4.6 |
4.1 |
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4.5 |
4.4 |
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4.0 |
3.4 |
| Serbia, Republic of |
3.3 |
3.8 |
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3.3 |
3.6 |
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4.0 |
4.8 |
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3.7 |
3.8 |
| Slovenia |
2.0 |
1.9 |
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2.0 |
2.0 |
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2.3 |
2.0 |
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2.3 |
2.2 |
| Thailand |
3.4 |
2.5 |
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3.7 |
2.8 |
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4.2 |
2.7 |
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3.4 |
2.2 |
| Tunisia |
3.2 |
3.5 |
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3.9 |
4.2 |
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4.1 |
4.3 |
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3.1 |
3.5 |
| Uruguay |
4.0 |
2.7 |
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4.2 |
2.8 |
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4.0 |
3.5 |
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4.0 |
3.1 |
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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 C-9 and C-11, data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2006.
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