Table A1
Overall average scale scores, reading, for U.S. and six comparison countries, PISA 2009 (with standardization for U.S. social class distribution)
| 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 U.S. social class distribution | 514 | 520 | 521 | 518 | 490 | 487 | 488 | 488 | 501 | -18 | +12 |
| Difference between social class standardized reading scores and actual average reading scores | -10 | -15 | -18 | -15 | -6 | -10 | -6 | -7 | +1 | ||
* 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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