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Where the U.S. Ranks Internationally in Reading, Math, and Science

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Table 3
Where the U.S. Ranks Internationally in Math, Science, and Reading
Comparison of U.S. to Participating Countries

Math

 Science  

 Reading   

TIMSS
2003 

PISA 2003 

ALL
2003
(numeracy) 

TIMSS
2003  

 PISA 2003

PIRLS 2001 

PISA 2000 

ALL
2003 (prose      literacy) 

ALL
2003
(document literacy) 

4th grade

8th grade

Age 15

Ages
16-65

4th grade

8th grade

Age 15

4th grade

Age 15

Ages
16-65

Ages
16-65
No. scoring above U.S. All participating

11

9

20

4 

3

7

15

3

3

4

4
G8 only

3

1

3

1

1

1

4

1

1

1

1
No. scoring same as U.S. All participating

0 

10 

3 

0 

5 

4 

10 

8 

19 

0 

0 
G8 only

0 

1 

0 

0

 2

 0

 2 

3 

5

 0 

0
No. scoring below U.S. All participating

13 

 25

 6

 1

 16

 33

 3

 23

 5

 1

 1
G8 only

 1

 1

 2

 1

 1

 2

 0

 2

 1

 1

1
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