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The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (Pirls) is a comparative study of the reading attainment of children aged about 10, being conducted every five years. This is the second report, featuring 40 countries.
DISTRIBUTION OF READING ACHIEVEMENT
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Countries
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Average scale score*
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Mean age
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Russian Federation
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565(3.4)
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10.8
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Hong Kong SAR
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564(2.4)
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10.0
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Canada, Alberta
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560(2.4)
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9.9
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Singapore
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558(2.9)
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10.4
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Canada, British Columbia
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558(2.6)
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9.8
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Luxembourg
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557(1.1)
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11.4
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Canada, Ontario
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5558(2.7)
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9.8
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Italy
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551(2.9)
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9.7
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Hungary
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551(3.0)
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10.7
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Sweden
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549(2.3)
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10.9
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Germany
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548(2.2)
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10.5
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Netherlands
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547(1.5)
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10.3
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Belgium (Flemish)
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547(2.0)
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10.0
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Bulgaria
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547(4.4)
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10.9
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Denmark
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546(2.3)
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10.9
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Canada, Nova Scotia
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542(2.2)
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10.0
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Latvia
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541(2.3)
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11.0
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United States
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540(3.5)
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10.1
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England
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539 (2.6)
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10.3
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Austria
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538(2.2)
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10.3
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Lithuania
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537(1.6)
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10.7
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Chinese Taipei
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535(2.0)
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10.1
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Canada, Quebec
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533(2.8)
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10.1
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New Zealand
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532(2.0)
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10.0
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Slovak Republic
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531(2.8)
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10.4
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Scotland
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527(2.8)
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9.9
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France
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522(2.1)
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10.0
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Slovenia
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522(2.1)
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9.9
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Poland
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519(2.4)
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9.9
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Spain
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513(2.5)
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9.9
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Israel
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512(3.3)
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10.1
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Iceland
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511 (1.3)
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9.8
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Pirls scale average
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500
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Moldova, Rep. of
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500(3.0)
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10.9
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Belgium (French)
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500(2.6)
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9.9
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Norway
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498(2.6)
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9.8
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Romania
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489(5.0)
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10.9
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Georgia
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471(3.1)
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10.1
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Macedonia, Rep. of
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442(4.1)
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10.6
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Trinidad and Tobago
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436(4.9)
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10.1
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Iran, Islamic Rep. of
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421(3.1)
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10.2
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Indonesia
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405(4.1)
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10.4
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Qatar
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353(1.1)
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9.8
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Kuwait
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330(4.2)
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9.8
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Morocco
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323(5.9)
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10.8
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South Africa
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302 (5.6)
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11.9
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*The Pirls reading achievement scale was established in Pirls 2001 to have a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100.
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The figure in brackets is the standard error and refers to uncertainty in estimates resulting from random fluctuations in samples.
The smaller the standard error, the better the sample�s score is as an estimate of the population�s score.
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