The Primary School Years

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High Achieving Countries


Achievement in Mathematics
  Fourth Grade*   Third Grade*  
Country
Average Achievement
Country
Average Achievement
Singapore 625 Korea 561
Korea 611 Singapore 552
Japan 597 Japan 538
Hong Kong 587 Hong Kong 524
Netherlands 577 Czech Republic 497
Czech Republic 567 Netherlands 493
Austria 559 Slovenia 488
Slovenia 552 Austria 487
Ireland 550 Australia 483
Hungary 548 United States 480
United States 545 Hungary 476
Canada 532 Ireland 476
Israel 531 Canada 469
Latvia (LSS) 525 Latvia (LSS) 463
Scotland 520 Scotland 458
England 513 England 456
Cyprus 502 Thailand 444
Norway 502 New Zealand 440
New Zealand 499 Cyprus 430
Greece 492 Greece 428
Thailand 490 Portugal 425
Portugal 475 Norway 421
Iceland 474 Iceland 410
Iran, Islamic Rep 429 Iran, Islamic Rep 378
Kuwait 400
*Fourth and Third grades in most countries. Latvia is annotated LSS for Latvian Speaking Schools only. Countries shown in plain text did not satisfy one or more guidelines for sample participation rates, age/grade specifications, or classroom sampling procedures.

SOURCE: IEA Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 1994-95.


Achievement in Science
  Fourth Grade*   Third Grade*  
Country
Average Achievement
Country
Average Achievement
Korea 597 Korea 553
Japan 574 Japan 522
United States 565 United States 511
Austria 565 Australia 510
Australia 562 Austria 505
Netherlands 557 England 499
Czech Republic 494 Netherlands 499
England 551 Czech Republic 494
Canada 549 Canada 490
Singapore 547 Singapore 488
Slovenia 546 Slovenia 487
Ireland 539 Scotland 484
Scotland 536 Hong Kong 482
Hong Kong 533 Ireland 479
Hungary 532 New Zealand 473
New Zealand 531 Latvia (LSS) 465
Norway 530 Hungary 464
Latvia (LSS) 512 Norway 450
Israel 505 Greece 446
Iceland 505 Iceland 435
Greece 497 Thailand 433
Portugal 480 Portugal 423
Cyprus 475 Cyprus 415
Thailand 473 Iran, Islamic Rep. 356
Iran, Islamic Rep. 416
*Fourth and third grades in most countries. Latvia is annotated LSS for Latvian Speaking Schools only. Countries shown in plain type did not satisfy one or more guidelines for sample participation rates, age/grade specifications, or classroom sampling procedures.

SOURCE: IEA Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 1994-95.


Key Findings


 

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