Statistics Norway

National tests

5 Distribution of pupils by mastering levels in national tests in 5th grade, by gender and immigration category. 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                  
Immigrants 34.6 42.4 22.9 46.3 42.1 11.6 46.2 41.2 12.7
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 26.4 47.0 26.7 42.7 43.2 14.1 41.9 42.7 15.4
Other pupils 25.2 49.1 25.6 22.8 49.5 27.7 25.3 49.4 25.3
Boys                  
Immigrants 33.0 43.0 24.0 48.1 40.6 11.2 40.7 42.4 16.8
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 26.9 46.5 26.6 45.1 40.5 14.4 37.2 42.7 20.1
Other pupils 26.0 47.8 26.2 26.0 48.1 25.9 23.0 45.8 31.2
Girls                  
Immigrants 36.3 41.9 21.9 44.6 43.5 12.0 51.5 39.9 8.6
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 25.8 47.5 26.7 40.3 46.0 13.7 46.9 42.7 10.5
Other pupils 24.4 50.5 25.1 19.6 50.8 29.6 27.7 53.0 19.3
                   
2007                  
Both boys and girls                  
Immigrants 38.5 40.2 21.2 49.0 41.9 9.1 49.9 37.3 12.8
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 26.1 46.9 27.0 39.4 50.0 10.6 38.6 42.7 18.6
Other pupils 27.2 47.8 25.0 25.2 50.4 24.5 25.2 47.8 27.0
Boys                  
Immigrants 39.1 41.4 19.5 54.5 37.5 8.1 46.0 39.8 14.1
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 25.7 46.4 27.9 42.7 47.9 9.4 36.2 41.8 22.1
Other pupils 28.1 45.7 26.2 29.2 48.9 21.9 24.8 45.6 29.6
Girls                  
Immigrants 38.0 39.0 23.0 43.5 46.4 10.1 53.9 34.7 11.3
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 26.4 47.5 26.1 36.1 52.2 11.8 41.1 43.7 15.2
Other pupils 26.2 50.0 23.8 21.0 51.9 27.1 25.6 50.2 24.2

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