The statistical tables below present data from a range of sources and compare different facets of education in the United States with those of other countries. Tables are organized by topic and are regularly updated as new data become available. The source note of each table contains a link to the original publication in which the data appeared.
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Enrollment rates, trends | Table A.1.01. OECD: Enrollment rates of full-time and part-time students in public and private institutions, by age and country: 2008 | Excel (49 KB) HTML |
Enrollment rates by age | Table A.1.02. Trends in the percentage of the population enrolled in school, by age group and country: 1995-2008 | Excel (206 KB) HTML |
Enrollment distribution, primary and secondary | Table A.1.03. OECD: Percentage distribution of students in primary and secondary education, by type of institution, mode of study, and country: 2008 | Excel (48 KB) HTML |
Enrollment distribution, higher education | Table A.1.04. OECD: Percentage distribution of students in tertiary education, by type of institution, mode of study, and country: 2008 | Excel (48 KB) HTML |
School-age population | Table A.1.05. School-age populations as a percentage of total population, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2006 | Excel (447 KB) HTML |
Enrollment, percentage of population | Table A.1.06. Percentage of population enrolled in secondary and postsecondary education, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2006 | Excel (445 KB) HTML |
Percentage of population in formal education, by age group | Table A.1.07. Percentage of population ages 3 to 29 enrolled in formal education, by age group and country in the G-8 countries: 1999 and 2008 New! | Excel (781 KB) HTML |
Entry rates to higher education | Table A.2.01. OECD: Net entry rates to tertiary education, by type of institution, gender, and country: 2008 | Excel (46 KB) HTML |
Foreign students in higher education | Table A.2.02. Foreign students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the United States, by continent, region, and selected countries of origin: Selected years, 1980-81 through 2007-08 | Excel (457 KB) HTML |
Reading achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.01. Average PIRLS reading literacy scores of fourth-grade students, by jurisdiction: 2001 and 2006 | Excel (38 KB) HTML |
Reading achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.02. Average PIRLS combined reading literacy scores and subscale scores for fourth-grade students, by jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (26 KB) HTML |
Reading achievement, fourth-grade, by sex | Table B.1.03. Average PIRLS reading literacy scores of fourth-grade students, by sex and jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (183 KB) HTML |
Reading achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.04. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students reaching the PIRLS 2006 international benchmarks in reading literacy, by jursidiction: 2006 | Excel (56 KB) HTML |
Reading achievement, fourth-grade, with trends | Table B.1.05. IEA: Trends in percentages of fourth-grade students reaching the PIRLS 2006 international benchmarks in reading literacy, by jurisdiction: 2001 and 2006 | Excel (61 KB) HTML |
Reading achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.06. Average PISA reading literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by jurisdiction: 2000, 2003, and 2006 Click here to view 2009 PISA results |
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Reading achievement, 15-year-olds, by sex | Table B.1.07. Average PISA reading literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by sex and jurisdiction: 2000, 2003, and 2006 Click here to view 2009 PISA results |
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Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.42. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students in PISA, by grade level and country: 2009 New! | Excel (215 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.43. Average scores of 15-year-old students on reading literacy scale and reading literacy subscales in PISA, by country: 2009 New! | Excel (214 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.44. Average scores of 15-year-old female and male students on reading literacy scale in PISA, by sex and country: 2009 New! | Excel (200 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.45. Average scores of U.S. 15-year-old students on reading literacy scale in PISA, by race/ethnicity: 2009 New! | Excel (184 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.46. Average scores of U.S. 15-year-old students on reading literacy scale in PISA, by percentage of students in public school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch: 2009 New! | Excel (185 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.47. Average scores of 15-year-old students on reading literacy scale, by country: 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009 New! | Excel (201 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.48. Average scores of 15-year-old students in PISA on reading literacy scale, by selected percentiles, by country: 2009 New! | Excel (206 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.49. Average scores of U.S. 15-year-old students in PISA on reading literacy scale, by selected percentiles: 2000, 2003, and 2009 New! | Excel (187 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.50. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students in PISA on reading literacy scale, by proficiency level and country: 2009 New! | Excel (229 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.51. Percentage of 15-year-old students in PISA on reading literacy scale, by selected proficiency level ranges and country: 2009 New! | Excel (206 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.52. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students in PISA on the access and retrieve reading literacy subscale, by proficiency level and country: 2009 New! | Excel (225 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.53. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students in PISA on the integrate and interpret reading literacy subscale, by proficiency level and country: 2009 New! | Excel (226 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.54. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students in PISA on the reflect and evaluate reading literacy subscale, by proficiency level and country: 2009 New! | Excel (227 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.55. Percentage distribution of U.S. 15-year-old students on reading literacy scale, by proficiency level and race/ethnicity: 2009 New! | Excel (193 KB) HTML |
Reading Achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.56. Percentage distribution of U.S. 15-year-old students in PISA on reading literacy scale, by proficiency level and percentage of students in public school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch: 2009 New! | Excel (194 KB) HTML |
Reading achievement, 15-year-olds, by economic, social and cultural status | Table B.1.69. Average reading literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by national quarters of the PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) and jurisdiction: 2003 New! | Excel (209 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.10a. Average TIMSS mathematics scores of fourth-grade students, by jurisdiction: 1995, 2003, and 2007 | Excel (52 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, eighth-grade | Table B.1.10b. Average TIMSS mathematics scores of eighth-grade students, by jurisdiction: 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007 | Excel (94 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.11a. Average TIMSS mathematics content and cognitive domain scores of fourth-grade students, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (101 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, eighth-grade | Table B.1.11b. Average TIMSS mathematics content and cognitive domain scores of eighth-grade students, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (81 KB) HTML |
Mathematics - Fourth Grade, by sex | Table B.1.12a. IEA: Average TIMSS mathematics scores and standard errors of fourth-grade students, by sex and country: 2007 | Excel (192 KB) HTML |
Mathematics - Eighth Grade, by sex | Table B.1.12b. IEA: Average TIMSS mathematics scores and standard errors of eighth-grade students, by sex and country: 2007 | Excel (194 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.13a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students reaching the TIMSS international benchmarks in mathematics, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (55 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, eighth-grade | Table B.1.13b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students reaching the TIMSS international benchmarks in mathematics, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (59 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, fourth-grade, with trends | Table B.1.14a. IEA: Trends in percentages of fourth-grade students reaching the TIMSS 2007 international benchmarks in mathematics, by jurisdiction: 1995, 2003, and 2007 | Excel (124 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, eighth-grade, with trends | Table B.1.14b. IEA: Trends in percentages of eighth-grade students reaching the TIMSS 2007 international benchmarks in mathematics, by jurisdiction: 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007 | Excel (164 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.15a. Average TIMSS mathematics scores of fourth-grade students, and cutpoint scores for bottom and top 10 percent of students in each jurisdiction, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (25 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, eighth-grade | Table B.1.15b. Average TIMSS mathematics scores of eighth-grade students, and cutpoint scores for bottom and top 10 percent of students in each jurisdiction, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (31 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.17. Average PISA mathematics literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by jurisdiction: 2000, 2003, and 2006 Click here to view 2009 PISA results |
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Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.18. Average PISA mathematics literacy scores of 15-year-old students, and cutpoint scores for bottom and top 10 percent of students in each jurisdiction, by jurisdiction: 2006 Click here to view 2009 PISA results |
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Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.19. Average PISA combined mathematics literacy scores and subscale scores of 15-year-old students, by jurisdiction: 2003 Click here to view 2009 PISA results |
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Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.20. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students scoring at each proficiency level on the PISA mathematics literacy scale, by jurisdiction: 2003 New! | Excel (211 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds, by sex | Table B.1.21. Average PISA mathematics literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by sex and jurisdiction: 2003 | Excel (24 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.57. Average scores of 15-year-old students in PISA on mathematics literacy scale, by country: 2009 New! | Excel (191 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.58. Average scores of 15-year-old students in PISA on mathematics literacy scale, by country: 2003, 2006, and 2009 New! | Excel (197 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.59. Average scores of 15-year-old students in PISA on mathematics literacy scale, by selected percentiles, by country: 2009 New! | Excel (206 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.60. Average scores of U.S. 15-year-old students on mathematics literacy scale, by selected percentiles: 2003, 2006, and 2009 New! | Excel (187 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.61. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students in PISA on mathematics literacy scale, by proficiency level and country: 2009 New! | Excel (215 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.62. Percentage of 15-year-old students in PISA on mathematics literacy scale, by selected proficiency level ranges and country: 2009 New! | Excel (206 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement, 15-year-olds, by economic, social and cultural status | Table B.1.70. Average combined mathematics literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by national quarters of the PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) and jurisdiction: 2003 New! | Excel (209 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.26a. Average TIMSS science scores of fourth-grade students, by jurisdiction: 1995, 2003, and 2007 | Excel (52 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, eighth-grade | Table B.1.26b. Average TIMSS science scores of eighth-grade students, by jurisdiction: 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007 | Excel (94 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.27a. Average TIMSS science content and cognitive domain scores of fourth-grade students, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (51 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, eighth-grade | Table B.1.27b. Average TIMSS science content and cognitive domain scores of eighth-grade students, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (74 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.28a. Average TIMSS science scores of fourth-grade students, and cutpoint scores for bottom and top 10 percent of students in each jurisdiction, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (54 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, eighth-grade | Table B.1.28b. Average TIMSS science scores of eighth-grade students, and cutpoint scores for bottom and top 10 percent of students in each jurisdiction, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (42 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, fourth-grade, by sex | Table B.1.29a. Average TIMSS science scores of fourth-grade students, by sex and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (202 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, eighth-grade, by sex | Table B.1.29b. Average TIMSS science scores of eighth-grade students, by sex and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (195 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, fourth-grade | Table B.1.30a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students reaching the TIMSS international benchmarks in science, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (56 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, eighth-grade | Table B.1.30b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students reaching the TIMSS international benchmarks in science, by jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (64 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, fourth-grade, with trends | Table B.1.31a. IEA: Trends in percentages of fourth-grade students reaching the TIMSS 2007 international benchmarks in science, by jurisdiction: 1995, 2003, and 2007 | Excel (121 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, eighth-grade, with trends | Table B.1.31b. IEA: Trends in percentages of eighth-grade students reaching the TIMSS 2007 international benchmarks in science, by jurisdiction: 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007 | Excel (163 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.32. Average PISA science literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by jurisdiction: 2000, 2003, and 2006 Click here to view 2009 PISA results |
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Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.33. Average PISA science literacy scores of 15-year-old students, and cutpoint scores for bottom and top 10 percent of students in each jurisdiction, by jurisdiction: 2006 Click here to view 2009 PISA results |
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Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.34. Average PISA combined science literacy scores and subscale scores of 15-year-old students, by jurisdiction: 2006 Click here to view 2009 PISA results |
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Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.35. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students on the PISA science literacy scale, by proficiency level and jurisdiction: 2006 Click here to view 2009 PISA results |
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Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.36. Average PISA science literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by sex and jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (29 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.63. Average scores of 15-year-old students in PISA on science literacy scale, by country: 2009 New! | Excel (191 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.64. Average scores of 15-year-old students on science literacy scale, by country: 2006 and 2009 New! | Excel (193 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.65. Average scores of 15-year-old students in PISA on science literacy scale at selected percentiles, by country: 2009 New! | Excel (208 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.66. Average scores of U.S. 15-year-old students on science literacy scale, by selected percentiles: 2006 and 2009 New! | Excel (187 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.67. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students in PISA on science literacy scale, by proficiency level and country: 2009 New! | Excel (213 KB) HTML |
Science achievement, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.68. Percentage of 15-year-old students in PISA on science literacy scale, by selected proficiency level ranges and country: 2009 New! | Excel (204 KB) HTML |
Problem solving, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.22. Average PISA problem-solving scores of 15-year-old students, by jurisdiction: 2003 | Excel (13 KB) HTML |
Problem solving, 15-year-olds, by sex | Table B.1.23. Average PISA problem-solving scores of 15-year-old students, by sex and jurisdiction: 2003 | Excel (26 KB) HTML |
Problem solving, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.24. Average PISA problem-solving scores of 15-year-old students, by percentiles and jurisdiction: 2003 | Excel (49 KB) HTML |
Problem solving, 15-year-olds | Table B.1.25. Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students scoring at each proficiency level on the PISA problem-solving scale, by jurisdiction: 2003 | Excel (32 KB) HTML |
Adult literacy and numeracy | Table B.2.01. Average ALL literacy and numeracy scores of 16- to 65-year-olds, by jurisdiction: 2003 | Excel (23 KB) HTML |
Adult literacy and numeracy | Table B.2.02. Average ALL literacy and numeracy scores of 16- to 65-year-olds, by sex, subject, and jurisdiction: 2003 | Excel (24 KB) HTML |
Graduation rates, secondary | Table B.3.01. OECD: Upper secondary graduation rates, by program destination, program orientation, gender, and country: 2008 | Excel (58 KB) HTML |
Graduation rates, secondary, with trends | Table B.3.02. OECD: Trends in first-time graduation rates at upper secondary level, by country: 1995 and 2000 to 2008 | Excel (41 KB) HTML |
Graduation rates, higher education, with trends | Table B.3.04. OECD: Trends in tertiary graduation rates, by program type and country: 1995 and 2000 to 2008 | Excel (50 KB) HTML |
Distribution of graduates by field | Table B.3.05 OECD: Percentage distribution of tertiary graduates, by field of education, ISCED level, and country: 2008 New! | Excel (640 KB) HTML |
Tertiary graduation | Table B.3.06. Number of bachelor's degree recipients per 100 persons of the typical age of graduation, by sex and country: 2002 through 2006 | Excel (443 KB) HTML |
Tertiary graduation in math and science | Table B.3.07. Percentage of bachelor's degrees awarded in mathematics and science, by field and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2006 | Excel (447 KB) HTML |
Tertiary graduation in math and science | Table B.3.08. Percentage of graduate degrees awarded in mathematics and science, by field and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2006 | Excel (451 KB) HTML |
Educational attainment, females | Table B.3.10. OECD: Percentage distribution of 25-64 year old males, by highest level of education attained and country: 2009 New! | Excel (637 KB) HTML |
Educational attainment, males | Table B.3.11. OECD: Percentage distribution of 25-64 year old females, by highest level of education attained and country: 2009 New! | Excel (642 KB) HTML |
Educational attainment, upper secondary or more, overall | Table B.3.12. OECD: Percentage with at least upper secondary education, by age group and country: 2009 New! | Excel (625 KB) HTML |
Educational attainment, upper secondary or more, males | Table B.3.13. OECD: Percentage of men with at least upper secondary education, by age group and country: 2009 New! | Excel (625 KB) HTML |
Educational attainment, upper secondary or more, females | Table B.3.14. OECD: Percentage of women with at least upper secondary education, by age group and country: 2009 New! | Excel (625 KB) HTML |
Educational attainment, higher education, overall | Table B.3.15. OECD: Percentage with tertiary education, by type of tertiary program, age group, and country: 2009 New! | Excel (645 KB) HTML |
Educational attainment, higher education, males | Table B.3.16. OECD: Percentage of males with tertiary education, by type of tertiary program, age group, and country: 2009 New! | Excel (644 KB) HTML |
Educational attainment, higher education, females | Table B.3.17. OECD: Percentage of females with tertiary education, by type of tertiary program, age group, and country: 2009 New! | Excel (642 KB) HTML |
Number of graduates by field | Table B.3.18. Number of first university degree recipients, by field of study and country in the G-8 countries: 2008 New! | Excel (773 KB) HTML |
Employment rates by educational attainment | Table B.4.01. Proportion of age cohorts in skilled jobs (ISCO 1-3), by educational attainment, age group, and country: 2006 and 1998 | Excel (199 KB) HTML |
Employment rates and educational attainment by sex | Table B.4.03. Percentage of employed 25-64 year-olds, by educational attainment (ISCED level), country, and sex: 2008 | Excel (202 KB) HTML |
Unemployment rates and educational attainment by sex | Table B.4.04. Percentage of unemployed 25-64 year-olds, by educational attainment (ISCED level), country, and sex: 2008 | Excel (204 KB) HTML |
Employment rates and educational attainment by sex, trends | Table B.4.05. Trends in the percentage of employed 25-64 year-olds, by country and educational attainment: 1997-2008 | Excel 209 KB) HTML |
Unemployment rates and educational attainment by sex, trends | Table B.4.06. Trends in the percentage of unemployed 25-64 year-olds, by country and educational attainment: 1997-2008 | Excel (212 KB) HTML |
Earnings by sex | Table B.4.07. Relative earnings of the population with income from employment, by educational attainment, age group, country, and sex: 2008 or latest available year | Excel (218 KB) HTML |
Percentage of population by education and income | Table B.4.08. Percentage of the population ages 25 to 64, by highest level of education, income, and country in the G-8 countries: 2008 New! | Excel (776 KB) HTML |
Class size | Table C1.01. Average class size, by type of institution and level of education: 2009 New! | Excel (633 KB) HTML |
Student-teacher ratio, elementary and secondary | Table C.1.02. Pupils per teacher in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by level of education and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2007 | Excel (461 KB) HTML |
Class size, reading, fourth grade | Table C.1.03. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of fourth-grade students in reading and language instruction as reported in PIRLS, by class size and country: 2006 | Excel (215 KB) HTML |
Class size, science, fourth grade | Table C.1.04a. IEA: Percentage distribution of fourth-grade students in science instruction as reported in TIMSS, by class size and country: 2007 | Excel (218 KB) HTML |
Class size, science, eighth grade | Table C.1.04b. IEA: Percentage distribution of eighth-grade students in science instruction as reported in TIMSS, by class size and country: 2007 | Excel (243 KB) HTML |
Class size, mathematics, fourth grade | Table C.1.05a. IEA: Percentage distribution of fourth-grade students in mathematics as reported in TIMSS, by class size and country: 2007 | Excel (222 KB) HTML |
Class size, mathematics, eighth grade | Table C.1.05b. IEA: Percentage distribution of eighth-grade students in mathematics as reported in TIMSS, by class size and country: 2007 | Excel (244 KB) HTML |
School climate and safety | Table C.1.06. IEA: Percentage distribution and average reading achievement scores of fourth-grade students as reported in PIRLS, by the Index of principals' perception of school climate (PPSC) and country: 2006 New! | Excel (245 KB) HTML |
School climate and safety | Table C.1.07a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement scores of fourth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of principals' perception of school climate (PPSC) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (244 KB) HTML |
School climate and safety | Table C.1.07b. IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement scores of eighth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of principals' perception of school climate (PPSC) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (251 KB) HTML |
School climate and safety | Table C.1.08a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average mathematics achievement scores of fourth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the index of principals' perception of school climate (PPSC) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (246 KB) HTML |
School climate and safety | Table C.1.08b. IEA: Percentage distribution and average mathematics achievement scores of eighth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the index of principals' perception of school climate (PPSC) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (252 KB) HTML |
School climate and safety | Table C.1.09. IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement of fourth-grade students as reported in PIRLS, by the Index of principals’ perception of school safety (PPSS) and countries: 2006 New! | Excel (249 KB) HTML |
School climate and safety | Table C.1.10a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement of fourth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of science teachers' perception of safety in school (TPSS) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (213 KB) HTML |
School climate and safety | Table C.1.10b. IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement of eighth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of science teachers' perception of safety in school (TPSS) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (251 KB) HTML |
School climate and safety | Table C.1.11a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average mathematics achievement of fourth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of mathematics teachers' perception of safety in school (TPSS) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (219 KB) HTML |
School climate and safety | Table C.1.11b. IEA: Percentage distribution and average mathematics achievement of eighth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of mathematics teachers' perception of safety in school (TPSS) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (225 KB) HTML |
Teachers' time | Table C.2.01. Organization of teachers' working time over the school year, by education level and country: 2007 | Excel (191 KB) HTML |
Teachers' demographics, reading, fourth-grade | Table C.2.02. IEA: Percentages of fourth-grade students by their reading teachers' sex, reading teachers' age, and jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (63 KB) HTML |
Teachers' demographics, science, fourth-grade | Table C.2.03a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students by their science teachers' sex, science teachers' age, and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (125 KB) HTML |
Teachers' demographics, science, eighth-grade | Table C.2.03b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students by their science teachers' sex, science teachers' age, and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (134 KB) HTML |
Teachers' demographics, mathematics, fourth-grade | Table C.2.04a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students by their mathematics teachers' sex, mathematics teachers' age, and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (121 KB) HTML |
Teachers' demographics, mathematics, eighth-grade | Table C.2.04b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students by their mathematics teachers' sex, mathematics teachers' age, and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (128 KB) HTML |
Teacher education and training requirements, primary | Table C.2.05. Steps to becoming a primary school teacher as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA), by type and length of training available and country: 2010 New! | Excel (625 KB) HTML |
Teacher education and training requirements, secondary | Table C.2.06. Steps to becoming a lower secondary school teacher as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA) by length and type of training available and country: 2010 New! | Excel (624 KB) HTML |
Teacher recruitment incentives | Table C.2.07. Recruitment incentives to encourage individuals to train as teachers as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA), by type of education, subject, and country: 2010 New! | Excel (620 KB) HTML |
Teachers' educational level and certification, reading, fourth-grade | Table C.2.08. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students by reading teachers' formal education, teacher certification, and jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (60 KB) HTML |
Teachers' educational level, science, fourth-grade | Table C.2.09a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students by their science teachers' educational level and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (67 KB) HTML |
Teachers' educational level, science, eighth-grade | Table C.2.09b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students by their science teachers' educational level and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (74 KB) HTML |
Teachers' educational level, mathematics, fourth-grade | Table C.2.10a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students by their mathematics teachers' educational level and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (59 KB) HTML |
Teachers' educational level, mathematics, eighth-grade | Table C.2.10b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students by their mathematics teachers' educational level and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (67 KB) HTML |
Teacher professional development, mathematics, fourth-grade | Table C.2.11a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students, by their mathematics teachers' participation in professional development over the prior 2 years and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (265 KB) HTML |
Teacher professional development, mathematics, eighth-grade | Table C.2.11b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students, by their mathematics teachers' participation in professional development over the prior 2 years and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (273 KB) HTML |
Teacher professional development, mathematics, fourth-grade | Table C.2.12a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students, by their science teachers' participation in professional development over the prior 2 years and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (280 KB) HTML |
Teacher professional development, mathematics, eighth-grade | Table C.2.12b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students, by their science teachers' participation in professional development over the prior 2 years and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (275 KB) HTML |
Reading specialists | Table C.2.13. IEA: Percentage distribution of fourth-grade students as reported in PIRLS, by teacher reports of specialist availability and country: 2006 New! | Excel (223 KB) HTML |
Teacher salary | Table C.2.14. Public school teachers' average starting salaries in U.S. dollars expressed as a ratio of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in U.S. dollars, by education level and country in the G-8 countries: 2008 New! | Excel (647 KB) HTML |
Instructional time, fourth-grade reading | Table C.3.01. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of fourth-grade students as reported by PIRLS, by hours of formal and integrated reading taught weekly and country: 2006 | Excel (213 KB) HTML |
Instructional time, fourth-grade science | Table C.3.02a. IEA: Trends in weekly intended and implemented instructional time for TIMSS fourth-grade science, by country: 2007 | Excel (502 KB) HTML |
Instructional time, eighth-grade science | Table C.3.02b. IEA: Trends in weekly intended and implemented instructional time for TIMSS eighth-grade science, by country: 2007 | Excel (510 KB) HTML |
Instructional time, fourth-grade mathematics | Table C.3.03a. IEA: Trends in weekly intended and implemented instructional time for TIMSS fourth-grade mathematics, by country: 2007 | Excel (510 KB) HTML |
Instructional time, eighth-grade mathematics | Table C.3.03b. IEA: Trends in weekly intended and implemented instructional time for TIMSS eighth-grade mathematics, by country: 2007 | Excel (508 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement and homework time, fourth-grade | Table C.3.04 Percentage distribution of mathematics lesson time spent by eighth-grade students on various activities in a typical week, by country: 2007 | Excel (496 KB) HTML |
Learning time - 15-year-olds | Table C.3.05 OECD: Percentage of 15-year-old students as reported in PISA, by time spent on learning and jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (506 KB) HTML |
Instructional practices, fourth-grade reading | Table C.3.06. IEA: Teachers' reports of the percentage of fourth-grade students reading aloud or silently in class as reported by PIRLS, by method of reading, frequency, and country: 2006 | Excel (251 KB) HTML |
Availability of computers, fourth-grade | Table C.3.07. IEA: Schools' reports of the percentage of available computers for instructional purposes in fourth grade as reported by PIRLS, by number of students per computer and country: 2006 | Excel (226 KB) HTML |
Computer-use, fourth-grade science | Table C.3.08a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students using the computer in science class as reported in TIMSS, by lesson and country: 2007 | Excel (218 KB) HTML |
Computer-use, eighth-grade science | Table C.3.08b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students using the computer in science class as reported in TIMSS, by lesson and country: 2007 | Excel (235 KB) HTML |
Computer-use, fourth-grade mathematics | Table C.3.09a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students using the computer in mathematics class as reported in TIMSS, by lesson and country: 2007 | Excel (206 KB) HTML |
Computer-use, eighth-grade mathematics | Table C.3.09b. Percentage of eighth-grade students using the computer in mathematics class as reported in TIMSS, by lesson and country: 2007 | Excel (226 KB) HTML |
Computer-use, fourth-grade science, with trends | Table C.3.10a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of fourth-grade mathematics students as reported in TIMSS, by where computer is used and country: 2007 | Excel (237 KB) HTML |
Computer-use, eighth-grade science, with trends | Table C.3.10b. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of eighth-grade mathematics students as reported in TIMSS, by where computer is used and country: 2007 | Excel (256 KB) HTML |
Computer-use, fourth-grade mathematics, with trends | Table C.3.11a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of fourth-grade science students as reported in TIMSS, by where computer is used and country: 2007 | Excel (250 KB) HTML |
Computer-use, eighth-grade mathematics, with trends | Table C.3.11b. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of eighth-grade science students as reported in TIMSS, by where computer is used and country: 2007 | Excel (259 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement and homework time, fourth-grade | Table C.3.12a. Average fourth-grade mathematics scores, by content and cognitive domain, index of time spent doing mathematics homework, and country: 2007 | Excel (457 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement and homework time, eighth-grade | Table C.3.12b. Average TIMSS eighth-grade mathematics scores, by content and cognitive domain, index of time spent doing mathematics homework, and country: 2007 | Excel (480 KB) HTML |
Science achievement and homework time, fourth-grade | Table C.3.13a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement scores of fourth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of time students spend doing science homework (TSH) in a normal week and country: 2007 New! | Excel (206 KB) HTML |
Science achievement and homework time, eighth-grade | Table C.3.13b.IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of eighth-grade students in general/integrated science as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of time students spend doing science homework (TSH) in a normal week and country: 2007 New! | Excel (198 KB) HTML |
Instructional time, eighth-grade reading | Table C.3.14. IEA: Number of instructional days and instructional hours in eighth grade as reported by TIMSS, by country: 2007 | Excel (187 KB) HTML |
In-school instructional time, 15-year-old test language | Table C.3.15a. Fifteen-year-old students' average in-school hours of instruction per week in the test language of the jurisdiction, by national quarters of the PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) and jurisdiction: 2009 | Excel (697 KB) HTML |
Out-of-school instructional time, 15-year-old test language | Table C.3.15b. Fifteen-year-old students' average out-of-school hours of instruction per week in the test language of the jurisdiction, by national quarters of the PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) and jurisdiction: 2009 | Excel (399 KB) HTML |
In-school instructional time, 15-year-old mathematics | Table C.3.16a. Fifteen-year-old students' average in-school hours of instruction per week in mathematics, by national quarters of the PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) and jurisdiction: 2009 | Excel (698 KB) HTML |
Out-of-school instructional time, 15-year-old mathematics | Table C.3.16b. Fifteen-year-old students' average out-of-school hours of instruction per week in mathematics, by national quarters of the PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) and jurisdiction: 2009 | Excel (698 KB) HTML |
In-school instructional time, 15-year-old science | Table C.3.17a. Fifteen-year-old students' average in-school hours of instruction per week in science, by national quarters of the PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) and jurisdiction: 2009 | Excel (698 KB) HTML |
Out-of-school instructional time, 15-year-old science | Table C.3.17b. Fifteen-year-old students' average out-of-school hours of instruction per week in science, by national quarters of the PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) and jurisdiction: 2009 | Excel (700 KB) HTML |
Out-of-school instructional time, 15-year-old other subjects | Table C.3.18. Fifteen-year-old students' average out-of-school hours of instruction per week in subjects other than mathematics, science, or the test language of the jurisdiction, by national quarters of the PISA index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) and jurisdiction: 2009 | Excel (399 KB) HTML |
Per pupil expenditures, by education level | Table C.4.01. Public and private education expenditures per student, by level of education and country: Selected years, 2000 through 2006 | Excel (469 KB) HTML |
Total expenditures, by education level | Table C.4.02. Total public direct expenditures on education as a percentage of the gross domestic product, by level of education and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2006 | Excel (463 KB) HTML |
Attitudes | Table D.1.01. IEA: Percentage distribution and average reading achievement of fourth-grade students as reported in PIRLS, by the Index of students' attitudes toward reading (SATR) and country: 2006 New! | Excel (225 KB) HTML |
Attitudes | Table D.1.02. IEA: Percentage distribution and average reading achievement of fourth-grade students as reported in PIRLS, by the Index of students' reading self-concept (SRSC) and country: 2006 New! | Excel (218 KB) HTML |
Attitudes | Table D.1.03a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement of fourth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of students' positive affect toward science (PATS) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (221 KB) HTML |
Attitudes | Table D.1.03b. IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement scores of eighth-grade students in general/integrated science as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of students' positive affect toward science (PATS) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (232 KB) HTML |
Attitudes | Table D.1.04a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average mathematics achievement scores of fourth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of students' positive affect toward mathematics (PATM) with trends and country: 2007 New! | Excel (216 KB) HTML |
Attitudes | Table D.1.04b. Percentage distribution and average mathematics achievement scores of eigth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of students' positive affect toward mathematics (PATM) and country: 2007 New! | Excel (238 KB) HTML |
Science achievement and self-concept, 15-year-olds | Table D.1.05. OECD: 15-year-old students' mean index scores on the PISA index of self-concept in science and science performance, by quarters of the index, sex, and jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (502 KB) HTML |
Importance of science, mathematics, and reading, 15-year-olds | Table D.1.06. OECD: Percentages of students reporting in PISA that doing well in science, reading, and mathematics at school is important or very important, by sex and jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (469 KB) HTML |
Attitudes, civics, ninth-grade | Table D.1.07. Percentage of ninth-grade students who reported participating in various civic-related organizations in the Civic Education Study, by jurisdiction: 1999 | Excel (33 KB) HTML |
Time spent reading, fourth-grade | Table D.1.08. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of fourth-grade students reading stories or novels outside of school as reported in PIRLS, by reading frequency and country: 2006 | Excel (240 KB) HTML |
Time spent reading, fourth-grade | Table D.1.09. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of fourth-grade students reading for information ouside of school as reported in PIRLS, by reading frequency and country: 2006 | Excel (249 KB) HTML |
Reading for enjoyment, sex differences | Table D.1.10. Difference in the percentage of 15-year-old students who reported reading for enjoyment, by sex and country in the G-8 countries: 2000 and 2009 New! | Excel (775 KB) HTML |
Reading achievement and home language, fourth-grade | Table D.2.01. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students and their average PIRLS reading scores, by extent to which parents speak the language of the test at home and jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (66 KB) HTML |
Science achievement and home language, fourth-grade | Table D.2.02a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students and their average TIMSS science scores, by frequency with which they speak the language of the test at home and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (253 KB) HTML |
Science achievement and home language, eighth-grade | Table D.2.02b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students and their average TIMSS science scores, by frequency with which they speak the language of the test at home and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (256 KB) HTML |
Science achievement and home language, 15-year-olds | Table D.2.03. OECD: Percentage of 15-year-old students and their average PISA science scores, by students' reports of language spoken at home most of the time: 2006 | Excel (475 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement and home language, fourth-grade | Table D.2.04a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students and their average TIMSS mathematics scores, by frequency with which they speak the language of the test at home and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (253 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement and home language, eighth-grade | Table D.2.04b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students and their average TIMSS mathematics scores, by frequency with which they speak the language of the test at home and jurisdiction: 2007 | Excel (256 KB) HTML |
Science achievement and immigrant status, fourth-grade | Table D.2.06a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students and their average TIMSS science scores, by students' reports of parents born in the country: 2007 | Excel (255 KB) HTML |
Science achievement and immigrant status, eighth-grade | Table D.2.06b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students and their average TIMSS science scores, by students' reports of parents born in the country: 2007 | Excel (260 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement and immigrant status, fourth-grade | Table D.2.07a. IEA: Percentage of fourth-grade students and their average TIMSS mathematics scores, by students' reports of parents born in the country: 2007 | Excel (249 KB) HTML |
Mathematics achievement and immigrant status, eighth-grade | Table D.2.07b. IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students and their average TIMSS mathematics scores, by students' reports of parents born in the country: 2007 | Excel (255 KB) HTML |
Science achievement and immigrant status, 15-year-olds | Table D.2.08. OECD: Percentage distribution of 15-year-old students on the PISA science literacy scale, by immigrant status, proficiency level, and jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (554 KB) HTML |
Books in the home | Table D.2.09. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of fourth-grade students as reported in PIRLS, by parents' reports of the number of books in the home and country: 2006 | Excel (206 KB) HTML |
Early home literacy | Table D.2.10. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of fourth-grade students as reported in PIRLS, by the index of early home literacy activities (EHLA) and country: 2006 | Excel (214 KB) HTML |
Home educational resources | Table D.2.11. IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of fourth-grade students as reported in PIRLS, by the index of home educational resources (HER) and country: 2006 | Excel (218 KB) HTML |
Resources in the home | Table D.2.12a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement of fourth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by books in the home and country: 2007 New! | Excel (240 KB) HTML |
Resources in the home | Table D.2.12b. IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement of eighth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by books in the home and country: 2007 New! | Excel (253 KB) HTML |
Resources in the home | Table D.2.13a. IEA: Percentage distribution and average mathematics achievement of fourth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by books in the home and country: 2007 New! | Excel (242 KB) HTML |
Resources in the home | Table D.2.13b. IEA: Percentage distribution and average mathematics achievement of eighth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by books in the home and country: 2007 New! | Excel (247 KB) HTML |
Science, reading, and mathematics achievement and parent education level, 15-year-olds | Table D.2.15. OECD: Percentage of 15-year-old students and their average PISA science, reading and mathematics scores, by level of education of parents and jurisdiction: 2006 | Excel (493 KB) HTML |
System organization and control | Table E.1.02. Levels of control and administrative organization as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive, by country: 2010 New! | Excel (628 KB) HTML |
Education reforms | Table E.1.03. Year of education reforms as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA), by reforms and country: 2010 New! | Excel (640 KB) HTML |
Educational phases | Table E.1.04. Age range of educational phases (not necessarily involving transfer from one school to another) as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA), by type of education and country: 2010 New! | Excel (627 KB) HTML |
Organization of school week and day | Table E.1.06. Organization of the school week and day as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA), by teaching time, level of responsibility and country: 2010 New! | Excel (640 KB) HTML |
Access | Table E.1.07. School structure as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA), by type of education and country: 2010 New! | Excel (629 KB) HTML |
Access | Table E.1.08. Access to educational phases as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA), by type of education and country: 2010 New! | Excel (632 KB) HTML |
Access | Table E.1.09. Progression within educational phases as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA), by type of education and country: 2010 New! | Excel (629 KB) HTML |
National assessments systems | Table E.3.01. National standardized assessment system as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA), by system and country: 2010 New! | Excel (635 KB) HTML |
National examinations | Table E.3.02. National standardized assessment system as reported in International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA), by type of education and country: 2010 New! | Excel (627 KB) HTML |
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