Statistics Norway

National tests

3 Distribution of pupils by mastering levels in national tests in 5th grade, by gender and parents' educational attainment level. 2008-2009. Per cent
  Mastering level English Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering level Mathematics
  1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
2009                  
Both boys and girls                  
All pupils 23.6 51.6 24.7 26.6 49.9 23.5 27.4 46.9 25.7
Parents do not have tertiary education 30.2 51.6 18.2 35.2 49.7 15.1 36.7 46.9 16.4
Parents have tertiary education 17.3 51.8 30.9 17.6 50.5 31.9 18.0 47.2 34.9
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 26.3 47.5 26.1 46.4 39.8 13.9 38.9 41.8 19.3
Boys                  
All pupils 24.6 49.5 25.9 30.2 48.5 21.3 25.1 44.7 30.2
Parents do not have tertiary education 31.6 49.4 19.0 39.5 47.2 13.3 34.3 46.0 19.7
Parents have tertiary education 17.9 49.6 32.5 20.4 50.1 29.4 15.6 43.8 40.6
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 28.7 47.4 23.9 51.0 39.7 9.3 38.5 40.2 21.3
Girls                  
All pupils 22.6 53.8 23.6 23.0 51.3 25.7 29.7 49.1 21.1
Parents do not have tertiary education 28.8 53.9 17.3 30.9 52.2 16.9 39.1 47.9 13.1
Parents have tertiary education 16.8 54.1 29.2 14.7 50.9 34.4 20.3 50.7 29.0
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 23.9 47.7 28.5 41.9 39.8 18.3 39.3 43.5 17.2
                   
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

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