TIMSS 2011

Country

Mathematics Achievement

Mathematics Achievement

Fourth Grade
Average Scale Score
606 605 602 591 585 562 549 545 542 542 541 540 537 534 532 528 527 516 516 515 513 511 508 508 507 504 501 500 496 495 490 486 482 482 481 469 463 462 458 452 450 436 434 431 413 410 385 359 342 335 248

Country
Sixth Grade Participants Botswana Honduras Yemen Benchmarking Participants North Carolina, US Florida, US Quebec, Canada Ontario, Canada Alberta, Canada Dubai, UAE Abu Dhabi, UAE

Average Scale Score

419 396 348 554 545 533 518 507 468 417

Singapore Korea, Rep. of Hong Kong SAR Chinese Taipei Japan Northern Ireland Belgium (Flemish) Finland England Russian Federation United States Netherlands Denmark Lithuania Portugal Germany Ireland Serbia Australia Hungary Slovenia Czech Republic Austria Italy Slovak Republic Sweden Kazakhstan TIMSS Scale Centerpoint Malta Norway Croatia New Zealand Spain Romania Poland Turkey Azerbaijan Chile Thailand Armenia Georgia Bahrain United Arab Emirates Iran, Islamic Rep. of Qatar Saudi Arabia Oman Tunisia Kuwait Morocco Yemen

TIMSS 2011
Country
Korea, Rep. of Singapore Finland Japan Russian Federation Chinese Taipei United States Czech Republic Hong Kong SAR Hungary Sweden Slovak Republic Austria Netherlands England Denmark Germany Italy Portugal Slovenia Northern Ireland Ireland Croatia Australia Serbia Lithuania Belgium (Flemish) Romania Spain Poland TIMSS Scale Centerpoint New Zealand Kazakhstan Norway Chile Thailand Turkey Georgia Iran, Islamic Rep. of Bahrain Malta Azerbaijan Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Armenia Qatar Oman Kuwait Tunisia Morocco Yemen

Science Achievement

Fourth Grade
Average Scale Score
587 583 570 559 552 552 544 536 535 534 533 532 532 531 529 528 528 524 522 520 517 516 516 516 516 515 509 505 505 505 500 497 495 494 480 472 463 455 453 449 446 438 429 428 416 394 377 347 346 264 209

Country
Sixth Grade Participants Honduras Botswana Yemen Benchmarking Participants Florida, US Alberta, Canada North Carolina, US Ontario, Canada Quebec, Canada Dubai, UAE Abu Dhabi, UAE

Average Scale Score

432 367 345 545 541 538 528 516 461 411

TIMSS 2011

Mathematics Achievement

Eighth Mathematics Achievement Grade

Country
Korea, Rep. of Singapore Chinese Taipei Hong Kong SAR Japan Russian Federation Israel Finland United States England Hungary Australia Slovenia Lithuania TIMSS Scale Centerpoint Italy New Zealand Kazakhstan Sweden Ukraine Norway Armenia Romania United Arab Emirates Turkey Lebanon Malaysia Georgia Thailand Macedonia, Rep. of Tunisia Chile Iran, Islamic Rep. of Qatar Bahrain Jordan Palestinian Natl Auth. Saudi Arabia Indonesia Syrian Arab Republic Morocco Oman Ghana

Average Scale Score

613 611 609 586 570 539 516 514 509 507 505 505 505 502 500 498 488 487 484 479 475 467 458 456 452 449 440 431 427 426 425 416 415 410 409 406 404 394 386 380 371 366 331

Country
Ninth Grade Participants Botswana South Africa Honduras Benchmarking Participants Massachusetts, US Minnesota, US North Carolina, US Quebec, Canada Indiana, US Colorado, US Connecticut, US Florida, US Ontario, Canada Alberta, Canada California, US Dubai, UAE Alabama, US Abu Dhabi, UAE

Average Scale Score

397 352 338

561 545 537 532 522 518 518 513 512 505 493 478 466 449

TIMSS 2011

Science Achievement

Eighth Grade
Country
Singapore Chinese Taipei Korea, Rep. of Japan Finland Slovenia Russian Federation Hong Kong SAR England United States Hungary Australia Israel Lithuania New Zealand Sweden Italy Ukraine TIMSS Scale Centerpoint Norway Kazakhstan Turkey Iran, Islamic Rep. of Romania United Arab Emirates Chile Bahrain Thailand Jordan Tunisia Armenia Saudi Arabia Malaysia Syrian Arab Republic Palestinian Natl Auth. Georgia Oman Qatar Macedonia, Rep. of Lebanon Indonesia Morocco Ghana

Average Scale Score

590 564 560 558 552 543 542 535 533 525 522 519 516 514 512 509 501 501 500 494 490 483 474 465 465 461 452 451 449 439 437 436 426 426 420 420 420 419 407 406 406 376 306

Country
Ninth Grade Participants Botswana Honduras South Africa Benchmarking Participants Massachusetts, US Minnesota, US Alberta, Canada Colorado, US Indiana, US Connecticut, US North Carolina, US Florida, US Ontario, Canada Quebec, Canada California, US Alabama, US Dubai, UAE Abu Dhabi, UAE

Average Scale Score

404 369 332 567 553 546 542 533 532 532 530 521 520 499 485 485 461

PIRLS 2011
Reading Achievement
Country
Hong Kong SAR Russian Federation Finland Singapore Northern Ireland United States Denmark Croatia Chinese Taipei Ireland England Canada Netherlands Czech Republic Sweden Italy Germany Israel Portugal Hungary Slovak Republic Bulgaria New Zealand Slovenia Austria Lithuania Australia Poland France Spain Norway Belgium (French) Romania PIRLS Scale Centerpoint Georgia Malta Trinidad and Tobago Azerbaijan Iran, Islamic Rep. of Colombia United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Indonesia Qatar Oman Morocco

Reading Achievement

Fourth Grade
Average Scale Score
571 568 568 567 558 556 554 553 553 552 552 548 546 545 542 541 541 541 541 539 535 532 531 530 529 528 527 526 520 513 507 506 502 500 488 477 471 462 457 448 439 430 428 425 391 310

Country
Sixth Grade Participants Honduras Morocco Kuwait Botswana Benchmarking Participants Florida, US Ontario, Canada Alberta, Canada Quebec, Canada Andalusia, Spain Dubai, UAE Maltese - Malta Abu Dhabi, UAE Eng/Afr (5) - RSA
instruction in English (ENG) or Afrikaans (AFR).

Average Scale Score

450 424 419 419 569 552 548 538 515 476 457 424 421

Republic of South Africa (RSA) tested 5th grade students receiving