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Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015: Highlights from Scotland's results
Report covering Scotland's performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015, covering maths reading and science.
Table A.3: 2 of 2: Estimates of proportion at each proficiency level (per cent), science: OECD and UK administrations (Levels 3 to 6)
| Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | s.e. | % | s.e. | % | s.e. | % | s.e. | |
| Australia | 27.3 | (0.5) | 22.3 | (0.5) | 9.2 | (0.4) | 2.0 | (0.2) |
| Austria | 28.1 | (0.8) | 19.5 | (0.8) | 6.8 | (0.5) | 0.9 | (0.2) |
| Belgium | 26.8 | (0.7) | 22.5 | (0.7) | 8.0 | (0.4) | 1.0 | (0.1) |
| Canada | 30.3 | (0.5) | 26.1 | (0.7) | 10.4 | (0.5) | 2.0 | (0.2) |
| Chile | 23.8 | (0.9) | 9.1 | (0.7) | 1.2 | (0.2) | 0.0 | (0.0) |
| Czech Republic | 27.7 | (0.9) | 18.4 | (0.7) | 6.3 | (0.4) | 0.9 | (0.2) |
| Denmark | 31.1 | (1.1) | 20.2 | (0.8) | 6.1 | (0.5) | 0.9 | (0.2) |
| Estonia | 30.7 | (0.9) | 26.9 | (0.9) | 11.6 | (0.7) | 1.9 | (0.3) |
| Finland | 29.2 | (0.8) | 26.0 | (0.8) | 11.9 | (0.6) | 2.4 | (0.3) |
| France | 26.5 | (0.8) | 21.4 | (0.8) | 7.2 | (0.5) | 0.8 | (0.1) |
| Germany | 27.7 | (0.8) | 22.0 | (0.8) | 8.8 | (0.6) | 1.8 | (0.2) |
| Greece | 25.2 | (1.1) | 11.6 | (0.9) | 2.0 | (0.3) | 0.1 | (0.1) |
| Hungary | 27.3 | (0.9) | 16.6 | (0.8) | 4.3 | (0.4) | 0.3 | (0.1) |
| Iceland | 27.3 | (0.9) | 14.6 | (0.8) | 3.5 | (0.4) | 0.3 | (0.1) |
| Ireland | 31.1 | (0.9) | 20.1 | (0.8) | 6.3 | (0.4) | 0.8 | (0.2) |
| Israel | 23.3 | (1.0) | 15.0 | (0.8) | 5.1 | (0.5) | 0.7 | (0.1) |
| Italy | 28.6 | (1.0) | 17.0 | (0.7) | 3.8 | (0.4) | 0.2 | (0.1) |
| Japan | 28.2 | (0.9) | 28.8 | (0.9) | 12.9 | (0.8) | 2.4 | (0.4) |
| Korea | 29.2 | (0.9) | 24.0 | (1.0) | 9.2 | (0.7) | 1.4 | (0.2) |
| Latvia | 31.7 | (0.8) | 17.4 | (0.8) | 3.5 | (0.4) | 0.3 | (0.1) |
| Luxembourg | 25.1 | (0.7) | 17.3 | (0.6) | 6.0 | (0.4) | 0.9 | (0.2) |
| Mexico | 15.1 | (0.9) | 2.3 | (0.3) | 0.1 | (0.1) | 0.0 | c |
| Netherlands | 26.1 | (0.9) | 22.4 | (0.8) | 9.5 | (0.5) | 1.6 | (0.2) |
| New Zealand | 26.3 | (0.8) | 21.8 | (0.8) | 10.1 | (0.6) | 2.7 | (0.4) |
| Norway | 29.1 | (0.8) | 19.6 | (0.8) | 6.9 | (0.5) | 1.1 | (0.2) |
| Poland | 29.9 | (0.9) | 19.9 | (0.8) | 6.3 | (0.5) | 1.0 | (0.2) |
| Portugal | 28.8 | (0.8) | 21.0 | (0.8) | 6.7 | (0.5) | 0.7 | (0.1) |
| Slovak Republic | 24.8 | (0.7) | 13.3 | (0.6) | 3.3 | (0.3) | 0.3 | (0.1) |
| Slovenia | 29.1 | (0.9) | 22.1 | (0.8) | 9.1 | (0.6) | 1.5 | (0.3) |
| Spain | 31.3 | (0.7) | 18.9 | (0.7) | 4.7 | (0.4) | 0.3 | (0.1) |
| Sweden | 26.8 | (0.9) | 19.0 | (0.9) | 7.2 | (0.6) | 1.3 | (0.2) |
| Switzerland | 26.3 | (1.1) | 22.7 | (1.0) | 8.6 | (0.6) | 1.1 | (0.2) |
| Turkey | 19.1 | (1.4) | 4.8 | (0.9) | 0.3 | (0.1) | 0.0 | (0.0) |
| United Kingdom | 27.5 | (0.7) | 21.6 | (0.7) | 9.1 | (0.6) | 1.8 | (0.2) |
| United States | 26.6 | (0.9) | 19.1 | (0.9) | 7.3 | (0.6) | 1.2 | (0.2) |
| Scotland | 28.3 | (1.0) | 19.4 | (0.8) | 6.5 | (0.6) | 1.0 | (0.3) |
| Northern Ireland | 30.1 | (1.4) | 20.6 | (1.2) | 6.3 | (0.8) | 0.5 | (0.3) |
| Wales | 27.8 | (1.0) | 17.3 | (1.0) | 4.3 | (0.5) | 0.3 | (0.1) |
| England | 27.3 | (0.8) | 22.1 | (0.8) | 9.7 | (0.7) | 2.0 | (0.3) |
| OECD average | 27.2 | (0.1) | 19.0 | (0.1) | 6.7 | (0.1) | 1.1 | (0.0) |