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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.13: 1 of 2: Estimates of proportion at each proficiency level (per cent), reading: OECD and UK administrations (Below Level 1b to Level 2)
| Below Level 1b | Level 1b | Level 1a | Level 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | s.e. | % | s.e. | % | s.e. | % | s.e. | |
| Australia | 1.2 | (0.2) | 4.8 | (0.2) | 12.0 | (0.5) | 21.4 | (0.6) |
| Austria | 1.7 | (0.3) | 6.5 | (0.7) | 14.3 | (0.8) | 23.5 | (0.9) |
| Belgium | 1.0 | (0.2) | 5.3 | (0.4) | 13.2 | (0.6) | 21.1 | (0.7) |
| Canada | 0.4 | (0.1) | 2.1 | (0.3) | 8.2 | (0.5) | 19.0 | (0.6) |
| Chile | 1.3 | (0.3) | 7.4 | (0.6) | 19.8 | (0.9) | 29.9 | (1.2) |
| Czech Republic | 1.3 | (0.3) | 6.0 | (0.6) | 14.7 | (0.7) | 23.3 | (0.8) |
| Denmark | 0.5 | (0.1) | 3.3 | (0.3) | 11.2 | (0.6) | 24.1 | (0.8) |
| Estonia | 0.2 | (0.1) | 2.1 | (0.3) | 8.4 | (0.7) | 21.6 | (0.7) |
| Finland | 0.6 | (0.1) | 2.6 | (0.3) | 7.8 | (0.5) | 17.6 | (0.8) |
| France | 2.3 | (0.4) | 6.5 | (0.6) | 12.7 | (0.5) | 19.0 | (0.8) |
| Germany | 0.9 | (0.2) | 4.1 | (0.5) | 11.2 | (0.7) | 21.0 | (1.0) |
| Greece | 2.3 | (0.5) | 7.8 | (1.0) | 17.2 | (1.0) | 25.3 | (1.0) |
| Hungary | 1.4 | (0.3) | 8.1 | (0.8) | 18.0 | (0.9) | 24.5 | (0.8) |
| Iceland | 1.8 | (0.3) | 6.0 | (0.5) | 14.3 | (0.9) | 26.0 | (1.1) |
| Ireland | 0.2 | (0.1) | 1.7 | (0.3) | 8.3 | (0.7) | 21.0 | (0.9) |
| Israel | 3.3 | (0.5) | 8.1 | (0.7) | 15.2 | (0.8) | 21.7 | (1.0) |
| Italy | 1.0 | (0.2) | 5.4 | (0.4) | 14.5 | (0.8) | 25.4 | (1.0) |
| Japan | 0.6 | (0.2) | 3.0 | (0.4) | 9.2 | (0.7) | 19.8 | (0.9) |
| Korea | 0.7 | (0.2) | 3.4 | (0.5) | 9.5 | (0.7) | 19.3 | (1.0) |
| Latvia | 0.4 | (0.2) | 3.8 | (0.4) | 13.4 | (0.8) | 27.2 | (0.8) |
| Luxembourg | 1.9 | (0.3) | 7.8 | (0.5) | 15.9 | (0.7) | 22.0 | (0.8) |
| Mexico | 2.0 | (0.3) | 11.4 | (0.8) | 28.4 | (0.9) | 34.2 | (1.0) |
| Netherlands | 1.1 | (0.2) | 4.4 | (0.4) | 12.6 | (0.8) | 21.8 | (0.9) |
| New Zealand | 1.0 | (0.2) | 4.8 | (0.5) | 11.5 | (0.7) | 20.6 | (0.7) |
| Norway | 0.8 | (0.2) | 3.6 | (0.4) | 10.6 | (0.6) | 20.4 | (0.7) |
| Poland | 0.5 | (0.2) | 3.2 | (0.4) | 10.8 | (0.6) | 22.5 | (0.8) |
| Portugal | 0.6 | (0.1) | 3.9 | (0.4) | 12.7 | (0.7) | 23.2 | (0.8) |
| Slovak Republic | 4.4 | (0.5) | 9.4 | (0.6) | 18.3 | (0.8) | 25.7 | (0.8) |
| Slovenia | 0.5 | (0.1) | 3.4 | (0.3) | 11.2 | (0.5) | 22.5 | (0.9) |
| Spain | 0.7 | (0.2) | 3.5 | (0.4) | 12.0 | (0.7) | 24.4 | (0.8) |
| Sweden | 1.5 | (0.3) | 4.8 | (0.5) | 12.2 | (0.8) | 21.7 | (0.8) |
| Switzerland | 1.2 | (0.3) | 5.2 | (0.6) | 13.5 | (0.7) | 23.2 | (0.9) |
| Turkey | 2.3 | (0.3) | 10.9 | (1.0) | 26.8 | (1.4) | 32.6 | (1.5) |
| United Kingdom | 0.8 | (0.2) | 4.0 | (0.4) | 13.1 | (0.7) | 24.3 | (0.9) |
| United States | 1.1 | (0.2) | 4.8 | (0.5) | 13.0 | (0.8) | 22.9 | (0.9) |
| Scotland | 0.7 | (0.2) | 3.7 | (0.6) | 13.5 | (0.8) | 25.3 | (1.1) |
| Northern Ireland | 0.2 | (0.1) | 2.7 | (0.6) | 12.5 | (1.1) | 26.5 | (1.7) |
| Wales | 0.5 | (0.2) | 4.2 | (0.6) | 16.1 | (1.0) | 30.6 | (1.1) |
| England | 0.9 | (0.2) | 4.1 | (0.4) | 12.9 | (0.8) | 23.7 | (1.0) |
| OECD average | 1.3 | (0.0) | 5.2 | (0.1) | 13.6 | (0.1) | 23.2 | (0.2) |