Education > Scientific literacy: Countries Compared

Author: Edria Murray, Staff Editor

The OECD <a href=http://www.pisa.oecd.org>PISA</a> (Program for International Student

Assessment.) is an ongoing program assessing 15 year old students in 30 OECD acountries as

well as some non-OECD countries. The assessments in <a

href=/graph/edu_rea_lit>reading</a>, <a href=/graph/edu_mat_lit>mathematical</a> and

scientific literacy are repeated on a three yearly cycle.</p>

<p>Scientific literacy questions are contextualised and designed to test the scientific

knowledge and skills which are essential for full participation in society.</p>

<p>For information of the comparitive aptitude in science at other grade levels refer to

TIMSS (Trends in Mathematics and Science Study) <a href=/graph/edu_sci_app_gra_4>grade

4</a>, <a href=/graph/edu_sci_app_gra_8>grade 8</a> and <a

href=/graph/edu_sci_app_gra_12>grade 12</a>.

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DEFINITION: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000).

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Totals

#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	South Korea	552	2000
2	Japan	550	2000
3	Finland	538	2000
4	United Kingdom	532	2000
5	Canada	529	2000
=6	Australia	528	2000
=6	New Zealand	528	2000
8	Austria	519	2000
9	Ireland	513	2000
10	Sweden	512	2000
11	Czech Republic	511	2000
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	510.71	2000
	High income OECD countries average (profile)	503.28	2000
=12	France	500	2000
=12	Norway	500	2000
14	United States	499	2000
=15	Belgium	496	2000
=15	Switzerland	496	2000
=15	Hungary	496	2000
=15	Iceland	496	2000
19	Spain	491	2000
20	Germany	487	2000
21	Poland	483	2000
22	Denmark	481	2000
23	Italy	478	2000
24	Greece	461	2000
25	Portugal	459	2000
26	Luxembourg	443	2000
27	Mexico	422	2000

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