Education
branch Percentages of top performers in all domains
In PISA 2006
  2006
Finland 9.5   9.50 
New Zealand 8.9   8.90 
Korea 7.8   7.80 
Canada 7.0   7.00 
Australia 6.6   6.60 
Belgium 5.8   5.80 
Netherlands 5.8   5.80 
Czech Republic 5.5   5.50 
Japan 5.5   5.50 
Germany 5.2   5.20 
Switzerland 5.0   5.00 
United Kingdom 4.9   4.90 
Ireland 4.8   4.80 
Austria 4.4   4.40 
Sweden 4.1   4.10 
OECD average 4.1   4.10 
Estonia 3.9   3.90 
Poland 3.7   3.70 
Slovenia 3.3   3.30 
Denmark 3.0   3.00 
France 2.8   2.80 
Iceland 2.8   2.80 
Norway 2.7   2.70 
Luxembourg 2.5   2.50 
Hungary 2.4   2.40 
Slovak Republic 2.3   2.30 
Israel 1.7   1.70 
Portugal 1.5   1.50 
Italy 1.3   1.30 
Greece 0.9   0.90 
Spain 0.8   0.80 
Russian Federation 0.6   0.60 
Turkey 0.4   0.40 
Chile 0.4   0.40 
Brazil 0.2   0.20 
Mexico 0.0     
United States ..    
Indonesia ..    

Definition

Achievement scores are based on assessments administered as part of the OECD PISA programme, which were carried out in 2006 (with a special focus on students' abilities in science). “Students” refers here to 15-year-olds enrolled in secondary education. “Top performers” refers to students who attain Levels 5 and 6 on the PISA science scale, Level 5 on the reading scale, and Levels 5 and 6 on the mathematics scale.

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