Reading vs. math, U.S. compared with other countries, PISA 2009
U.S. versus: | ||||||
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Canada | Finland | Korea | France | Germany | U.K. | |
Group 1 (Lowest) | 19 | 32 | -1 | 18 | 28 | 19 |
Group 2 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 |
Group 3 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 11 |
Group 4 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 32 | 15 |
Group 5 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 32 | 7 |
Group 6 (Highest) | 15 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 35 | 4 |
Note: Numbers in this table are the reading gap less the math gap for each social class group. The reading (math) gap is the U.S. average reading (math) score for a given social class group less the comparison country's reading (math) score for that social class group.
Source: Authors' analysis of OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 database for each country