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Table 1.
National Attainments in Math and Science
|
Country
|
Math
|
Math
|
Math
|
Science
|
Science
|
Science
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
-
|
546
|
530
|
12.9
|
562
|
545
|
|
Belgium
|
20.0
|
-
|
546
|
-
|
-
|
511
|
|
Britain
|
15.2
|
513
|
506
|
11.7
|
551
|
552
|
|
Canada
|
18.4
|
532
|
527
|
13.7
|
549
|
531
|
|
Czech Rep
|
-
|
567
|
564
|
-
|
557
|
574
|
|
Denmark
|
-
|
-
|
502
|
-
|
-
|
478
|
|
Finland
|
14.1
|
-
|
-
|
15.3
|
-
|
-
|
|
France
|
15.2
|
-
|
538
|
-
|
-
|
498
|
|
Germany
|
-
|
-
|
509
|
-
|
-
|
531
|
|
Hong Kong
|
16.3
|
587
|
588
|
11.2
|
533
|
522
|
|
Iran
|
-
|
429
|
428
|
-
|
415
|
470
|
|
Ireland
|
-
|
550
|
527
|
-
|
539
|
538
|
|
Israel
|
18.3
|
531
|
522
|
-
|
505
|
524
|
|
Italy
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13.4
|
-
|
-
|
|
Japan
|
23.8
|
597
|
605
|
15.4
|
574
|
571
|
|
Korea
|
-
|
611
|
607
|
15.4
|
597
|
565
|
|
Netherlands
|
21.1
|
577
|
541
|
-
|
557
|
560
|
|
New Zealand
|
14.1
|
499
|
508
|
-
|
531
|
525
|
|
Nigeria
|
9.3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Philippines
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9.5
|
-
|
-
|
|
Poland
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11.9
|
-
|
-
|
|
Portugal
|
-
|
475
|
454
|
-
|
480
|
480
|
|
Romania
|
-
|
-
|
482
|
-
|
-
|
486
|
|
Russia
|
-
|
-
|
535
|
-
|
-
|
538
|
|
Singapore
|
-
|
625
|
643
|
11.2
|
547
|
607
|
|
Slovak Rep
|
-
|
-
|
547
|
-
|
-
|
544
|
|
Slovenia
|
-
|
552
|
541
|
-
|
546
|
560
|
|
S. Africa
|
-
|
-
|
354
|
-
|
-
|
326
|
|
Spain
|
-
|
-
|
487
|
-
|
-
|
517
|
|
Switzerland
|
-
|
-
|
545
|
-
|
-
|
522
|
|
Thailand
|
13.1
|
490
|
522
|
-
|
473
|
525
|
|
U.S.A.
|
15.1
|
545
|
500
|
13.2
|
565
|
534
|
|
Correlation
with IQ
|
.676
|
.768
|
.766
|
.477
|
.839
|
.698
|
|
Significance
|
.01
|
.001
|
.001
|
.1
|
.001
|
.001
|
Notes:
Column
1.
13
year olds, Second International Study of Mathematical Achievement,
1982 (Baker and Jones, 1993).
Column
2.
10 year olds, Third
International Mathematics and Science Study, 1994-5 (Mullis, 1997).
Column
3.
14 year olds, Third
International Mathematics and Science Study, 1994-5, (Benton et al.,
1996a).
Column
4.
10 year olds, Second
International Study of Science Achievement, 1985 (IEA, 1988).
Column
5.
10 year olds. Third
International Mathematics and Science Study, 1994-5 (Martin et al.,
1997).
Column
6.
14
year olds, Third International Mathematics and Science Study, 1994-5
(Benton et al., 1996b).
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