This table shows that in eighth grade math, only three-quarters (73 percent) of top-performing Singapore’s eighth graders would reach NAEP’s proficient level. Two-thirds of the students in the next highest performing countries (such as Korea, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, and Japan) would also reach proficiency on NAEP (Phillips 2007).
| Nation |
Percent at or above Basic |
Percent at or above Proficient |
Percent at or above Advanced |
| Singapore |
96** |
73** |
35** |
| Hong Kong |
95** |
66** |
24** |
| Korea |
92** |
65** |
29** |
| Chinese Taipei |
88** |
61** |
30** |
| Japan |
90** |
57** |
20** |
| Belgium (Flemish) |
82** |
40 |
9 |
| Netherlands |
83** |
38 |
7 |
| Hungary |
77 |
37 |
9 |
| Estonia |
82** |
36 |
6 |
| Slovak Republic |
68 |
28 |
6 |
| Australia |
67 |
27 |
5 |
| Russia |
69 |
27 |
5 |
| Malaysia |
70 |
26 |
4 |
| United States |
67 |
26 |
5 |
| Latvia |
70 |
25 |
4 |
| Lithuania |
66 |
24 |
4 |
| Israel |
63 |
24 |
5 |
| England |
65 |
22 |
4 |
| Scotland |
65 |
22 |
3 |
| New Zealand |
63 |
21 |
3 |
| Sweden |
66 |
21 |
3 |
| Serbia |
54* |
19 |
4 |
| Slovenia |
63 |
19 |
2 |
| Romania |
53* |
18 |
4 |
| Armenia |
54 |
18 |
3 |
| Italy |
58 |
17 |
2 |
| Bulgaria |
53 |
17 |
3 |
| Moldova |
46* |
12* |
1 |
| Cyprus |
45* |
11* |
1 |
| Source: Phillips, G. W. (2007). Linking NAEP Achievement Levels to TIMSS. American Institutes for Research. www.air.org/news/documents/naep-timss.pdf |
| ** Indicates country has a statistically significant greater percentage reaching the achievement level than the United States |
| * Indicates country has a statistically significant lower percentage reaching the achievement level than the United States |
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