TIMSS Mathematics

USED re-examined student performance in 2003 TIMSS4, 2003 TIMSS8,and 2003 PISA (15 year olds) for countries (there were 13) that participated in all threeassessments. When the data are examined from this perspective, the U.S.

ranked

- #8 out of 13 for TIMSS4,

- #8 our of 13 for TIMSS8,

- #9 out of 13 for PISA.

Programme for International Student Assessment: PISA

*The 13 countries: Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Italy,

Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, and

the United States.

Also, 17 other countries have higher secondary education enrollment than the U.S., which is listed at 87%:

Japan (100%)

Slovenia (96%)

Sweden (96%)

Chinese Taipei (93%)

England (95%)

Norway (95%)

Scotland (95%)

Estonia (92%)

Lithuania (92%)

New Zealand (92%)

The Netherlands (90%)

Korea (91%)

Latvia (89%)

Australia (88%)

Cyprus (88%)

Israel (88%)

Italy (88%)