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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Korea, South: 552 
# 2   Japan: 550 
# 3   Finland: 538 
# 4   United Kingdom: 532 
# 5   Canada: 529 
= 6   Australia: 528 
= 6   New Zealand: 528 
# 8   Austria: 519 
# 9   Ireland: 513 
# 10   Sweden: 512 
# 11   Czech Republic: 511 
= 12   France: 500 
= 12   Norway: 500 
# 14   United States: 499 
= 15   Switzerland: 496 
= 15   Hungary: 496 
= 15   Belgium: 496 
= 15   Iceland: 496 
# 19   Spain: 491 
# 20   Germany: 487 
# 21   Poland: 483 
# 22   Denmark: 481 
# 23   Italy: 478 
# 24   Greece: 461 
# 25   Portugal: 459 
# 26   Luxembourg: 443 
# 27   Mexico: 422 
Weighted average: 500.0  



DEFINITION: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)

SOURCE: OECD

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COMMENTARY     

Edria Murray
Staff Editor
5th February 2005 		The OECD PISA (Program for International Student

Assessment.) is an ongoing program assessing 15 year old students in 30 OECD acountries as

well as some non-OECD countries. The assessments in
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scientific literacy are repeated on a three yearly cycle.



Scientific literacy questions are contextualised and designed to test the scientific

knowledge and skills which are essential for full participation in society.



For information of the comparitive aptitude in science at other grade levels refer to

TIMSS (Trends in Mathematics and Science Study) grade

4, grade 8 and
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