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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: 2 of 2: Estimates of proportion at each proficiency level (per cent), reading: 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 | 27.5 | (0.6) | 22.0 | (0.6) | 9.0 | (0.5) | 2.0 | (0.2) |
| Austria | 27.0 | (1.1) | 19.7 | (0.7) | 6.4 | (0.5) | 0.8 | (0.2) |
| Belgium | 26.8 | (0.8) | 23.2 | (0.7) | 8.4 | (0.5) | 1.0 | (0.2) |
| Canada | 29.7 | (0.7) | 26.6 | (0.7) | 11.6 | (0.6) | 2.4 | (0.3) |
| Chile | 27.0 | (0.9) | 12.4 | (0.8) | 2.2 | (0.3) | 0.1 | (0.0) |
| Czech Republic | 27.5 | (1.0) | 19.3 | (0.9) | 6.9 | (0.5) | 1.0 | (0.2) |
| Denmark | 32.4 | (0.8) | 22.0 | (0.8) | 5.9 | (0.6) | 0.6 | (0.2) |
| Estonia | 31.4 | (0.9) | 25.4 | (0.9) | 9.7 | (0.6) | 1.4 | (0.2) |
| Finland | 29.7 | (0.9) | 27.9 | (1.0) | 11.7 | (0.6) | 2.0 | (0.3) |
| France | 24.5 | (0.9) | 22.5 | (0.8) | 10.5 | (0.7) | 2.0 | (0.2) |
| Germany | 27.6 | (0.9) | 23.5 | (0.9) | 9.7 | (0.7) | 1.9 | (0.3) |
| Greece | 27.2 | (1.1) | 16.1 | (0.9) | 3.8 | (0.4) | 0.3 | (0.1) |
| Hungary | 27.0 | (1.0) | 16.8 | (0.8) | 3.9 | (0.4) | 0.4 | (0.1) |
| Iceland | 27.3 | (0.9) | 18.0 | (0.7) | 5.8 | (0.5) | 0.8 | (0.2) |
| Ireland | 31.8 | (1.1) | 26.4 | (0.8) | 9.4 | (0.6) | 1.3 | (0.2) |
| Israel | 24.0 | (0.9) | 18.5 | (0.9) | 7.7 | (0.6) | 1.4 | (0.3) |
| Italy | 28.8 | (0.8) | 19.2 | (0.9) | 5.1 | (0.4) | 0.6 | (0.1) |
| Japan | 30.5 | (0.9) | 26.0 | (1.0) | 9.5 | (0.8) | 1.3 | (0.3) |
| Korea | 28.9 | (1.0) | 25.5 | (1.2) | 10.8 | (0.8) | 1.9 | (0.3) |
| Latvia | 32.1 | (0.9) | 18.7 | (0.8) | 4.0 | (0.4) | 0.3 | (0.1) |
| Luxembourg | 24.7 | (0.7) | 19.4 | (0.7) | 7.0 | (0.4) | 1.2 | (0.2) |
| Mexico | 19.5 | (0.9) | 4.2 | (0.5) | 0.3 | (0.1) | 0.0 | (0.0) |
| Netherlands | 26.6 | (1.1) | 22.7 | (0.8) | 9.5 | (0.6) | 1.4 | (0.3) |
| New Zealand | 26.5 | (0.9) | 22.0 | (0.9) | 11.0 | (0.7) | 2.6 | (0.4) |
| Norway | 28.5 | (0.8) | 23.9 | (0.8) | 10.1 | (0.6) | 2.1 | (0.4) |
| Poland | 31.4 | (0.8) | 23.5 | (0.9) | 7.5 | (0.6) | 0.7 | (0.2) |
| Portugal | 30.2 | (0.9) | 21.9 | (1.0) | 6.9 | (0.6) | 0.6 | (0.2) |
| Slovak Republic | 24.8 | (0.9) | 14.0 | (0.7) | 3.2 | (0.4) | 0.2 | (0.1) |
| Slovenia | 30.3 | (0.9) | 23.1 | (0.8) | 8.0 | (0.7) | 1.0 | (0.4) |
| Spain | 32.3 | (1.0) | 21.6 | (0.8) | 5.1 | (0.5) | 0.4 | (0.1) |
| Sweden | 27.5 | (0.8) | 22.5 | (1.0) | 8.5 | (0.7) | 1.5 | (0.3) |
| Switzerland | 28.1 | (1.0) | 20.9 | (0.9) | 6.9 | (0.6) | 0.9 | (0.2) |
| Turkey | 21.1 | (1.4) | 5.7 | (0.9) | 0.6 | (0.2) | 0.0 | (0.0) |
| United Kingdom | 28.4 | (0.7) | 20.3 | (0.8) | 7.7 | (0.5) | 1.5 | (0.2) |
| United States | 28.0 | (0.9) | 20.5 | (0.9) | 8.2 | (0.6) | 1.4 | (0.2) |
| Scotland | 30.1 | (1.3) | 20.2 | (0.9) | 5.7 | (0.7) | 0.7 | (0.2) |
| Northern Ireland | 31.6 | (1.4) | 20.7 | (1.6) | 5.6 | (1.0) | 0.3 | (0.2) |
| Wales | 29.2 | (1.0) | 15.6 | (1.1) | 3.5 | (0.6) | 0.3 | (0.1) |
| England | 28.1 | (0.9) | 20.5 | (0.9) | 8.2 | (0.6) | 1.7 | (0.3) |
| OECD average | 27.9 | (0.2) | 20.5 | (0.1) | 7.2 | (0.1) | 1.1 | (0.0) |