Statistics Norway

National tests

3 Distribution of pupils by mastering levels in national tests in 5th grade, by gender and parents' educational attainment level. 2007-2008. Per cent
  Mastering level English Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering level Mathematics
  1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
2008                  
Both boys and girls                  
All pupils 25.6 48.8 25.6 24.5 48.9 26.5 26.8 48.8 24.4
Parents do not have tertiary education 32.4 48.2 19.4 32.8 49.7 17.5 35.3 48.6 16.1
Parents have tertiary education 18.3 49.8 32.0 15.0 48.6 36.4 17.2 49.4 33.4
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 33.7 42.1 24.2 46.2 40.4 13.4 43.8 40.6 15.7
Boys                  
All pupils 26.3 47.5 26.1 27.6 47.5 24.8 24.2 45.6 30.2
Parents do not have tertiary education 33.5 46.6 19.9 36.9 47.4 15.7 32.8 46.8 20.4
Parents have tertiary education 18.8 48.7 32.5 17.4 48.1 34.5 14.9 44.5 40.5
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 33.6 43.1 23.3 48.2 39.3 12.4 38.1 41.7 20.3
Girls                  
All pupils 24.9 50.1 25.0 21.4 50.4 28.2 29.4 52.0 18.5
Parents do not have tertiary education 31.2 49.8 19.0 28.7 52.1 19.2 37.8 50.3 11.8
Parents have tertiary education 17.8 50.8 31.4 12.6 49.1 38.3 19.6 54.5 25.9
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 33.7 41.1 25.2 44.2 41.4 14.4 49.4 39.5 11.1
                   
2007                  
Both boys and girls                  
All pupils 27.5 47.5 25.0 26.5 50.1 23.4 26.6 47.2 26.2
Parents do not have tertiary education 33.7 47.1 19.1 34.5 50.4 15.1 34.7 47.6 17.7
Parents have tertiary education 20.1 48.3 31.5 16.8 50.2 33.0 16.6 47.4 36.0
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 36.2 41.0 22.8 45.2 42.3 12.5 43.8 38.1 18.1
Boys                  
All pupils 28.3 45.6 26.0 30.5 48.5 21.0 26.0 45.2 28.8
Parents do not have tertiary education 34.9 45.1 20.0 39.7 47.2 13.1 34.3 46.2 19.5
Parents have tertiary education 20.8 46.4 32.8 19.7 50.4 30.0 16.1 44.4 39.5
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 36.3 41.9 21.9 47.6 40.2 12.2 41.5 40.1 18.3
Girls                  
All pupils 26.6 49.5 23.9 22.4 51.7 25.8 27.2 49.3 23.5
Parents do not have tertiary education 32.6 49.2 18.2 29.2 53.6 17.2 35.3 48.9 15.8
Parents have tertiary education 19.5 50.3 30.2 13.8 50.1 36.1 17.2 50.6 32.3
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 36.2 40.1 23.8 42.8 44.4 12.7 46.2 35.9 17.9

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