Table 3B
Overall average scale scores, reading, for U.S. and six comparison countries, PISA 2009 (with standardization for average social class distribution in similar post-industrial countries)
| 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 | ||
| National average reading score (from Table 1) | 524 | 536 | 539 | 533 | 496 | 497 | 494 | 496 | 500 | -33 | 4 |
| National average reading score, standardized for similar post-industrial country average social class distribution | 521 | 527 | 528 | 525 | 501 | 496 | 497 | 498 | 509 | -17 | 11 |
| Difference between social class standardized reading scores and actual average reading scores | -4 | -8 | -11 | -8 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||
* Simple (unweighted) average of three countries
Source: Authors' analysis of OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 database for each country
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