Overall average national scale scores, reading and math, for U.S. and six comparison countries, PISA 2009
| Top scoring | Similar post-industrial | U.S. | U.S. versus: | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Finland | Korea | Average* | France | Germany | U.K. | Average* | Top-scoring average | Similar post-industrial average | ||
| Reading | 524 | 536 | 539 | 533 | 496 | 497 | 494 | 496 | 500 | -33 | +4 |
| Math | 527 | 541 | 546 | 538 | 497 | 513 | 492 | 501 | 487 | -50 | -13 |
* Simple (unweighted) average of three countries
Source: Authors' analysis of OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) (2010a)