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Table C.4.8.2
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 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage | 95% confidence interval | percentage | 95% confidence interval | percentage | 95% confidence interval | percentage | 95% confidence interval | |
| Finland | 29.1 | 26.9 to 31.3 | 32.4 | 30.6 to 34.2 | 17.0 | 15.6 to 18.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 to 4.8 |
| Alberta | 29.2 | 26.7 to 31.7 | 29.1 | 26.2 to 32.0 | 14.8 | 12.8 to 16.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 to 4.6 |
| Hong Kong - China | 28.6 | 26.8 to 30.4 | 29.8 | 27.8 to 31.8 | 13.9 | 12.3 to 15.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 to 2.7 |
| British Columbia | 28.1 | 25.4 to 30.8 | 28.3 | 25.2 to 31.4 | 13.7 | 11.0 to 16.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 to 3.3 |
| Ontario | 28.4 | 26.2 to 30.6 | 29.4 | 26.7 to 32.1 | 12.0 | 10.0 to 14.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 to 3.2 |
| Canada | 28.8 | 27.6 to 30.0 | 27.8 | 26.6 to 29.0 | 12.1 | 11.1 to 13.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 to 2.8 |
| Chinese Taipei | 27.3 | 25.7 to 28.9 | 28.0 | 26.0 to 30.0 | 13.0 | 11.4 to 14.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 to 2.1 |
| Estonia | 33.6 | 31.6 to 35.6 | 26.3 | 24.5 to 28.1 | 10.2 | 8.8 to 11.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 to 2.0 |
| Japan | 27.4 | 25.6 to 29.2 | 27.1 | 24.9 to 29.3 | 12.5 | 11.3 to 13.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 to 3.3 |
| Quebec | 28.8 | 26.3 to 31.3 | 26.4 | 24.2 to 28.6 | 11.9 | 9.9 to 13.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 to 3.5 |
| New Zealand | 25.1 | 23.7 to 26.5 | 24.0 | 22.4 to 25.6 | 13.7 | 12.3 to 15.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 to 4.8 |
| Australia | 27.7 | 26.7 to 28.7 | 24.7 | 23.7 to 25.7 | 11.8 | 10.8 to 12.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 to 3.5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 28.9 | 26.2 to 31.6 | 24.5 | 21.6 to 27.4 | 11.6 | 9.2 to 14.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 to 2.9 |
| Netherlands | 26.9 | 25.1 to 28.7 | 26.0 | 24.0 to 28.0 | 11.6 | 10.0 to 13.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 to 2.1 |
| Manitoba | 32.0 | 28.7 to 35.3 | 23.8 | 20.9 to 26.7 | 10.6 | 8.8 to 12.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 to 2.7 |
| Korea | 31.7 | 29.3 to 34.1 | 25.6 | 23.8 to 27.4 | 9.3 | 7.7 to 10.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 to 1.7 |
| Liechtenstein | 28.5 | 23.2 to 33.8 | 25.4 | 20.3 to 30.5 | 9.9 | 6.6 to 13.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 to 3.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 30.7 | 28.0 to 33.4 | 24.8 | 21.9 to 27.7 | 8.6 | 6.8 to 10.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 to 2.4 |
| Slovenia | 27.6 | 25.4 to 29.8 | 22.6 | 20.2 to 25.0 | 10.8 | 9.6 to 12.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 to 2.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 29.6 | 27.1 to 32.1 | 24.0 | 21.1 to 26.9 | 9.3 | 7.3 to 11.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 to 2.3 |
| Germany | 27.9 | 25.7 to 30.1 | 23.6 | 21.8 to 25.4 | 10.1 | 8.9 to 11.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 to 2.2 |
| United Kingdom | 26.0 | 24.6 to 27.4 | 21.8 | 20.6 to 23.0 | 10.9 | 9.9 to 11.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 to 3.5 |
| Czech Republic | 27.7 | 25.5 to 29.9 | 21.8 | 20.0 to 23.6 | 9.8 | 8.0 to 11.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 to 2.4 |
| Switzerland | 28.2 | 26.6 to 29.8 | 23.6 | 21.4 to 25.8 | 9.1 | 7.5 to 10.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 to 2.0 |
| Austria | 28.2 | 26.0 to 30.4 | 23.8 | 21.6 to 26.0 | 8.8 | 7.4 to 10.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 to 1.6 |
| Macao-China | 35.7 | 33.3 to 38.1 | 22.9 | 21.3 to 24.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 to 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Belgium | 27.6 | 25.8 to 29.4 | 24.6 | 23.0 to 26.2 | 9.2 | 8.2 to 10.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 29.1 | 25.8 to 32.4 | 21.5 | 18.4 to 24.6 | 8.2 | 6.2 to 10.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 to 2.6 |
| Ireland | 29.7 | 27.9 to 31.5 | 21.5 | 19.7 to 23.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 to 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 to 1.5 |
| New Brunswick | 29.1 | 26.0 to 32.2 | 21.8 | 19.3 to 24.3 | 6.8 | 5.4 to 8.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 to 1.8 |
| Hungary | 31.1 | 28.9 to 33.3 | 21.1 | 19.3 to 22.9 | 6.3 | 5.1 to 7.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 to 1.0 |
| Sweden | 29.5 | 27.9 to 31.1 | 21.2 | 19.6 to 22.8 | 6.9 | 5.9 to 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 to 1.5 |
| OECD average | 27.4 | 27.0 to 27.8 | 20.4 | 20.0 to 20.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 to 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 to 1.3 |
| Poland | 29.5 | 27.3 to 31.7 | 19.5 | 17.9 to 21.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 to 6.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Denmark | 29.3 | 27.3 to 31.3 | 19.6 | 17.8 to 21.4 | 6.1 | 4.7 to 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 to 1.1 |
| France | 27.2 | 25.0 to 29.4 | 20.9 | 18.9 to 22.9 | 7.3 | 6.1 to 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Croatia | 31.0 | 29.0 to 33.0 | 17.8 | 16.2 to 19.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 to 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Iceland | 28.2 | 26.4 to 30.0 | 19.1 | 17.7 to 20.5 | 5.6 | 4.6 to 6.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 to 1.1 |
| Latvia | 32.9 | 31.1 to 34.7 | 16.8 | 15.0 to 18.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 to 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 to 0.5 |
| United States | 24.1 | 22.5 to 25.7 | 18.3 | 16.5 to 20.1 | 7.6 | 6.4 to 8.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Lithuania | 29.9 | 28.1 to 31.7 | 17.6 | 15.8 to 19.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 to 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 to 0.8 |
| Slovak Republic | 28.2 | 26.2 to 30.2 | 18.0 | 16.0 to 20.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 to 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Spain | 30.2 | 28.8 to 31.6 | 18.0 | 16.4 to 19.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 to 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Norway | 28.5 | 26.5 to 30.5 | 17.2 | 15.8 to 18.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 to 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Luxembourg | 28.6 | 26.8 to 30.4 | 18.3 | 16.9 to 19.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 to 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Russian Federation | 28.4 | 25.9 to 30.9 | 15.1 | 12.9 to 17.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 to 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Italy | 27.5 | 26.3 to 28.7 | 15.2 | 14.0 to 16.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 to 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Portugal | 28.9 | 26.5 to 31.3 | 14.9 | 13.1 to 16.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 to 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Greece | 29.5 | 27.5 to 31.5 | 14.3 | 12.7 to 15.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 to 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 to 0.4 |
| Israel | 20.8 | 19.0 to 22.6 | 13.9 | 12.3 to 15.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 to 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Chile | 20.2 | 17.3 to 23.1 | 8.5 | 6.5 to 10.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 to 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Serbia | 21.9 | 19.5 to 24.3 | 6.7 | 5.5 to 7.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 to 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Bulgaria | 18.9 | 16.7 to 21.1 | 10.4 | 8.2 to 12.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 to 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 to 0.8 |
| Uruguay | 19.8 | 17.6 to 22.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 to 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 to 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Turkey | 15.1 | 13.1 to 17.1 | 6.2 | 4.0 to 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 to 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Jordan | 18.8 | 17.2 to 20.4 | 5.6 | 4.2 to 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 to 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Thailand | 16.4 | 14.8 to 18.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 to 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 to 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Romania | 16.7 | 14.3 to 19.1 | 4.3 | 2.7 to 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Montenegro | 15.0 | 13.6 to 16.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 to 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 to 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Mexico | 14.9 | 13.5 to 16.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 to 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 to 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Indonesia | 9.6 | 5.7 to 13.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 to 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Argentina | 13.7 | 11.2 to 16.2 | 4.1 | 2.9 to 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 to 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Brazil | 11.3 | 9.5 to 13.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 to 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 to 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Columbia | 10.6 | 8.6 to 12.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 to 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 to 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Tunisia | 10.3 | 8.3 to 12.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 to 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 to 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Azerbaijan | 4.7 | 2.9 to 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 to 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Qatar | 5.1 | 4.5 to 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 to 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 to 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2.9 | 2.1 to 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 to 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| 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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