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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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