Reading and mathematics scale scores by students’ reported books in the home (BH), U.S. and six comparison countries, PISA 2009
Social class group (by BH) | Canada | Finland | Korea | France | Germany | U.K. | U.S. |
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Reading | |||||||
Group 1 (Lowest) | 459 | 466 | 461 | 403 | 413 | 424 | 442 |
Group 2 | 492 | 495 | 501 | 458 | 455 | 455 | 471 |
Group 3 | 518 | 523 | 529 | 498 | 496 | 490 | 504 |
Group 4 | 543 | 552 | 546 | 533 | 523 | 522 | 529 |
Group 5 | 561 | 571 | 564 | 559 | 555 | 555 | 563 |
Group 6 (Highest) | 567 | 572 | 581 | 573 | 551 | 562 | 563 |
National average | 524 | 536 | 539 | 496 | 497 | 494 | 500 |
Mathematics | |||||||
Group 1 (Lowest) | 471 | 490 | 452 | 413 | 433 | 435 | 434 |
Group 2 | 493 | 507 | 504 | 460 | 466 | 455 | 464 |
Group 3 | 521 | 528 | 531 | 498 | 509 | 487 | 491 |
Group 4 | 543 | 552 | 553 | 529 | 535 | 517 | 510 |
Group 5 | 560 | 570 | 579 | 562 | 571 | 547 | 548 |
Group 6 (Highest) | 567 | 580 | 602 | 569 | 570 | 551 | 548 |
National average | 527 | 541 | 546 | 497 | 513 | 492 | 487 |
Source: Authors' analysis of OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 database for each country