PISA Reading Performance, 2000

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PISA Reading Performance, 2000: every country, as published by OECD.

Positionderived	Country	Mean reading score
1	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	546.5
2	CanadaCANNorthern America	534.3
3	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	528.8
4	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	528.3
5	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	526.7
6	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	525.5
7	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	524.8
8	JapanJPNEastern Asia	522.2
9	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	516.3
10	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	507.1
11	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	506.9
12	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	505.3
13	FranceFRAWestern Europe	504.7
14	United StatesUSANorthern America	504.4
15	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	496.9
16	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	494.4
17	SpainESPSouthern Europe	492.6
18	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	492.1
19	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	491.6
20	ItalyITASouthern Europe	487.5
21	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	484.0
22	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	480.0
23	PolandPOLEastern Europe	479.1
24	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	473.8
25	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	470.2

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 491.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

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