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Table C.4.8.1
Estimated average scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-old students on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) science combined scale, by performance level, Canada, provinces, and participating countries, 2006
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| Country and province1 | estimated average scores | 95% confidence interval | Below Level 1 | Level 1 | Level 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage | 95% confidence interval | percentage | 95% confidence interval | percentage | 95% confidence interval | |||
| Finland | 563 | 559 to 567 | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 to 4.3 | 13.5 | 12.1 to 14.9 |
| Alberta | 550 | 543 to 558 | 0.8 | 0.0 to 1.6 | 5.3 | 3.9 to 6.7 | 17.2 | 14.7 to 19.7 |
| Hong Kong - China | 542 | 537 to 547 | 1.7 | 0.9 to 2.5 | 7.0 | 5.6 to 8.4 | 16.9 | 15.3 to 18.5 |
| British Columbia | 539 | 529 to 548 | 1.9 | 0.9 to 2.9 | 7.1 | 5.3 to 8.9 | 18.5 | 16.1 to 20.9 |
| Ontario | 537 | 529 to 545 | 1.8 | 0.8 to 2.8 | 7.6 | 5.6 to 9.6 | 18.4 | 15.9 to 20.9 |
| Canada | 534 | 530 to 538 | 2.2 | 1.6 to 2.8 | 7.8 | 6.8 to 8.8 | 19.0 | 17.8 to 20.2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 532 | 525 to 539 | 1.9 | 1.3 to 2.5 | 9.6 | 8.0 to 11.2 | 18.5 | 16.7 to 20.3 |
| Estonia | 531 | 526 to 536 | 0.9 | 0.5 to 1.3 | 6.6 | 5.4 to 7.8 | 20.9 | 19.1 to 22.7 |
| Japan | 531 | 525 to 538 | 3.1 | 2.3 to 3.9 | 8.8 | 7.4 to 10.2 | 18.4 | 16.8 to 20.0 |
| Quebec | 531 | 522 to 539 | 3.1 | 1.7 to 4.5 | 8.0 | 6.2 to 9.8 | 19.2 | 16.8 to 21.6 |
| New Zealand | 530 | 525 to 536 | 4.0 | 3.2 to 4.8 | 9.6 | 8.4 to 10.8 | 19.7 | 18.1 to 21.3 |
| Australia | 527 | 522 to 531 | 3.0 | 2.4 to 3.6 | 9.8 | 8.8 to 10.8 | 20.2 | 19.0 to 21.4 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 526 | 521 to 530 | 2.1 | 0.9 to 3.3 | 9.7 | 7.9 to 11.5 | 21.2 | 18.7 to 23.7 |
| Netherlands | 525 | 519 to 530 | 2.3 | 1.5 to 3.1 | 10.6 | 8.8 to 12.4 | 21.1 | 19.1 to 23.1 |
| Manitoba | 523 | 517 to 530 | 2.8 | 1.8 to 3.8 | 9.6 | 7.4 to 11.8 | 19.2 | 16.5 to 21.9 |
| Korea | 522 | 516 to 529 | 2.5 | 1.5 to 3.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 to 10.0 | 21.2 | 19.2 to 23.2 |
| Liechtenstein | 522 | 514 to 530 | 2.6 | 0.6 to 4.6 | 10.3 | 6.2 to 14.4 | 20.9 | 15.4 to 26.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 520 | 515 to 525 | 1.9 | 0.7 to 3.1 | 9.7 | 7.5 to 11.9 | 22.7 | 20.5 to 24.9 |
| Slovenia | 519 | 517 to 521 | 2.8 | 2.2 to 3.4 | 11.0 | 9.6 to 12.4 | 23.1 | 21.7 to 24.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 517 | 509 to 524 | 3.2 | 1.8 to 4.6 | 10.3 | 8.3 to 12.3 | 22.0 | 19.3 to 24.7 |
| Germany | 516 | 508 to 523 | 4.0 | 2.6 to 5.4 | 11.2 | 9.2 to 13.2 | 21.3 | 19.1 to 23.5 |
| United Kingdom | 515 | 510 to 519 | 4.8 | 3.8 to 5.8 | 11.8 | 10.6 to 13.0 | 21.8 | 20.4 to 23.2 |
| Czech Republic | 513 | 506 to 520 | 3.4 | 2.2 to 4.6 | 11.9 | 10.3 to 13.5 | 23.4 | 21.2 to 25.6 |
| Switzerland | 512 | 505 to 518 | 4.5 | 3.5 to 5.5 | 11.4 | 10.2 to 12.6 | 21.8 | 20.0 to 23.6 |
| Austria | 511 | 503 to 519 | 4.2 | 2.4 to 6.0 | 11.9 | 9.9 to 13.9 | 21.8 | 19.8 to 23.8 |
| Macao-China | 511 | 509 to 513 | 1.4 | 1.0 to 1.8 | 8.7 | 7.7 to 9.7 | 25.9 | 23.9 to 27.9 |
| Belgium | 510 | 505 to 515 | 4.8 | 3.4 to 6.2 | 12.1 | 10.9 to 13.3 | 20.8 | 19.0 to 22.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 509 | 503 to 514 | 3.8 | 2.4 to 5.2 | 12.1 | 9.7 to 14.5 | 23.7 | 21.2 to 26.2 |
| Ireland | 508 | 502 to 515 | 3.5 | 2.5 to 4.5 | 11.8 | 10.2 to 13.4 | 24.0 | 22.2 to 25.8 |
| New Brunswick | 506 | 502 to 511 | 3.1 | 2.3 to 3.9 | 12.0 | 10.0 to 14.0 | 26.0 | 23.5 to 28.5 |
| Hungary | 504 | 499 to 509 | 2.7 | 2.1 to 3.3 | 12.2 | 10.4 to 14.0 | 26.0 | 23.6 to 28.4 |
| Sweden | 503 | 499 to 508 | 3.7 | 2.9 to 4.5 | 12.5 | 11.3 to 13.7 | 25.1 | 23.3 to 26.9 |
| OECD average | 500 | 499 to 501 | 5.2 | 5.0 to 5.4 | 14.0 | 13.8 to 14.2 | 24.0 | 23.6 to 24.4 |
| Poland | 498 | 493 to 502 | 3.2 | 2.4 to 4.0 | 13.7 | 12.5 to 14.9 | 27.4 | 25.4 to 29.4 |
| Denmark | 496 | 490 to 502 | 4.3 | 3.1 to 5.5 | 14.0 | 12.4 to 15.6 | 25.9 | 23.9 to 27.9 |
| France | 495 | 489 to 502 | 6.5 | 5.1 to 7.9 | 14.5 | 12.5 to 16.5 | 22.8 | 20.6 to 25.0 |
| Croatia | 493 | 488 to 498 | 2.9 | 2.1 to 3.7 | 13.9 | 12.5 to 15.3 | 29.2 | 27.4 to 31.0 |
| Iceland | 491 | 488 to 494 | 5.8 | 4.8 to 6.8 | 14.6 | 13.0 to 16.2 | 25.9 | 24.5 to 27.3 |
| Latvia | 490 | 484 to 495 | 3.5 | 2.5 to 4.5 | 13.7 | 11.7 to 15.7 | 29.0 | 26.6 to 31.4 |
| United States | 489 | 481 to 497 | 7.4 | 5.6 to 9.2 | 16.8 | 15.0 to 18.6 | 24.2 | 22.2 to 26.2 |
| Lithuania | 488 | 483 to 493 | 4.3 | 3.5 to 5.1 | 15.9 | 14.3 to 17.5 | 27.3 | 25.5 to 29.1 |
| Slovak Republic | 488 | 483 to 494 | 5.1 | 3.9 to 6.3 | 14.9 | 13.1 to 16.7 | 28.0 | 26.0 to 30.0 |
| Spain | 488 | 483 to 493 | 4.7 | 3.9 to 5.5 | 14.8 | 13.4 to 16.2 | 27.3 | 25.7 to 28.9 |
| Norway | 487 | 480 to 493 | 5.8 | 4.2 to 7.4 | 15.1 | 13.5 to 16.7 | 27.3 | 25.7 to 28.9 |
| Luxembourg | 486 | 484 to 488 | 6.4 | 5.6 to 7.2 | 15.6 | 14.4 to 16.8 | 25.3 | 24.1 to 26.5 |
| Russian Federation | 479 | 472 to 487 | 5.2 | 4.0 to 6.4 | 16.8 | 14.6 to 19.0 | 30.2 | 28.4 to 32.0 |
| Italy | 475 | 471 to 479 | 7.2 | 6.2 to 8.2 | 17.9 | 16.7 to 19.1 | 27.6 | 26.0 to 29.2 |
| Portugal | 474 | 468 to 480 | 5.7 | 4.1 to 7.3 | 18.6 | 16.6 to 20.6 | 28.8 | 27.0 to 30.6 |
| Greece | 473 | 467 to 480 | 7.1 | 5.3 to 8.9 | 16.8 | 15.0 to 18.6 | 28.9 | 26.7 to 31.1 |
| Israel | 454 | 447 to 461 | 14.8 | 12.4 to 17.2 | 21.1 | 19.1 to 23.1 | 24.1 | 22.1 to 26.1 |
| Chile | 438 | 430 to 447 | 12.9 | 10.7 to 15.1 | 26.5 | 23.6 to 29.4 | 30.0 | 27.8 to 32.2 |
| Serbia | 436 | 430 to 442 | 11.7 | 9.9 to 13.5 | 26.6 | 24.2 to 29.0 | 32.3 | 29.8 to 34.8 |
| Bulgaria | 434 | 422 to 446 | 18.2 | 14.9 to 21.5 | 24.3 | 21.8 to 26.8 | 25.2 | 22.8 to 27.6 |
| Uruguay | 428 | 423 to 434 | 16.6 | 14.2 to 19.0 | 25.3 | 23.1 to 27.5 | 29.9 | 26.8 to 33.0 |
| Turkey | 424 | 416 to 431 | 12.7 | 11.1 to 14.3 | 33.6 | 31.1 to 36.1 | 31.4 | 28.7 to 34.1 |
| Jordan | 422 | 416 to 428 | 16.0 | 14.2 to 17.8 | 28.1 | 26.3 to 29.9 | 30.8 | 29.2 to 32.4 |
| Thailand | 421 | 417 to 425 | 12.4 | 10.8 to 14.0 | 33.4 | 31.4 to 35.4 | 33.3 | 31.5 to 35.1 |
| Romania | 418 | 410 to 427 | 15.8 | 12.9 to 18.7 | 30.8 | 27.9 to 33.7 | 31.9 | 28.8 to 35.0 |
| Montenegro | 412 | 410 to 414 | 17.0 | 15.4 to 18.6 | 32.9 | 30.5 to 35.3 | 31.1 | 29.3 to 32.9 |
| Mexico | 410 | 404 to 415 | 18.0 | 15.6 to 20.4 | 32.7 | 30.9 to 34.5 | 30.8 | 28.8 to 32.8 |
| Indonesia | 393 | 382 to 405 | 20.1 | 16.8 to 23.4 | 41.3 | 37.0 to 45.6 | 27.7 | 25.0 to 30.4 |
| Argentina | 391 | 379 to 403 | 28.2 | 23.7 to 32.7 | 27.8 | 25.1 to 30.5 | 25.7 | 23.2 to 28.2 |
| Brazil | 390 | 385 to 396 | 27.7 | 25.7 to 29.7 | 33.2 | 31.4 to 35.0 | 23.9 | 22.1 to 25.7 |
| Columbia | 388 | 381 to 395 | 25.9 | 22.6 to 29.2 | 34.0 | 31.3 to 36.7 | 27.4 | 24.5 to 30.3 |
| Tunisia | 386 | 380 to 391 | 27.4 | 25.2 to 29.6 | 35.1 | 33.3 to 36.9 | 25.1 | 23.1 to 27.1 |
| Azerbaijan | 382 | 377 to 388 | 19.0 | 16.1 to 21.9 | 53.2 | 50.3 to 56.1 | 22.7 | 20.0 to 25.4 |
| Qatar | 349 | 348 to 351 | 47.3 | 46.1 to 48.5 | 31.7 | 30.5 to 32.9 | 13.9 | 12.9 to 14.9 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 322 | 316 to 328 | 57.9 | 54.8 to 61.0 | 28.2 | 25.8 to 30.6 | 10.2 | 8.6 to 11.8 |
| 1. Jurisdictions are ordered by estimated average scores. Notes: The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reports on reading literacy, mathematical literacy and scientific literacy every three years and provides a more detailed look at each domain in the years when it is the major focus: reading achievement in 2000, mathematics achievement in 2003 and science achievement in 2006. Percentage distributions may not add up to 100% due to rounding. The confidence interval represents the range within which the score for the population is likely to fall, with 95% probability. If two confidence intervals overlap, there is no statistically significant difference between the means. Data source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Measuring Up: Canadian Results of the OECD PISA Study: The Performance of Canada's Youth in Science, Reading and Mathematics. 2006 First Results for Canadians Aged 15. Statistics Canada. Catalogue no. 81-590-XIE-3. Ottawa. Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa. Updated December 16, 2008. |
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