Statistics Norway

National tests

7 Distribution of pupils by mastering levels in national tests in 8th grade, by parents' educational attainment level and the pupils' mastering level in 5th grade in 20071. 2010. Per cent
  Mastering level English Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering level Mathematics
  1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
2010                              
All pupils                              
The pupils' mastering level in 5th grade                              
1 23.1 37.7 34.3 4.4 0.5 18.7 46.4 30.5 3.9 0.4 18.6 48.2 31.5 1.6 0.1
2 4.7 17.6 52.7 20.9 4.1 2.2 18.0 49.3 25.2 5.4 1.6 15.3 59.1 20.4 3.7
3 0.8 2.5 24.1 41.0 31.6 0.2 2.1 21.4 42.2 34.0 0.1 1.2 22.8 39.5 36.5
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade 27.4 23.0 27.6 12.8 9.3 25.5 28.5 26.5 13.5 6.1 19.0 26.3 33.6 13.7 7.3
Parents do not have tertiary education                              
The pupils' mastering level in 5th grade                              
1 27.2 39.3 30.1 3.1 0.2 21.5 48.0 27.2 3.0 0.2 21.3 50.3 27.2 1.1 0.1
2 6.7 21.6 52.6 16.6 2.5 2.8 22.2 51.1 20.5 3.3 2.1 19.5 60.1 15.9 2.3
3 1.5 3.9 30.2 40.3 24.2 0.3 3.5 29.5 42.1 24.6 0.2 1.8 31.0 40.8 26.3
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade 37.7 25.0 26.2 8.3 2.8 33.1 31.8 23.9 8.7 2.4 28.5 30.2 30.7 8.2 2.5
Parents have tertiary education                              
The pupils' mastering level in 5th grade                              
1 16.0 34.6 41.7 6.7 0.9 12.8 42.9 37.6 6.0 0.7 12.8 43.4 41.0 2.6 0.2
2 2.6 13.4 52.8 25.4 5.8 1.4 13.5 47.5 30.1 7.5 0.9 10.9 58.1 25.0 5.0
3 0.4 1.6 20.2 41.5 36.3 0.1 1.4 17.5 42.2 38.7 0.1 0.8 18.6 38.8 41.7
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade 13.0 15.5 31.5 21.3 18.7 11.4 21.5 32.1 23.0 12.0 9.9 20.6 34.9 20.0 14.6
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown                              
The pupils' mastering level in 5th grade                              
1 26.0 44.0 28.5 1.5 0.0 23.0 50.6 23.3 2.7 0.4 20.7 53.0 25.2 1.1 0.0
2 8.8 26.7 48.9 12.2 3.4 5.5 22.7 43.6 23.2 5.0 3.7 16.7 56.3 20.8 2.4
3 3.5 3.5 30.5 37.6 24.8 0.0 6.6 26.2 45.9 21.3 0.0 4.3 23.9 42.4 29.3
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade 29.5 29.5 24.6 9.0 7.3 32.8 33.2 22.4 7.7 4.0 15.6 27.6 37.0 14.5 5.3
1  Mastering level 5th grade is compared with the mastering level in the same test in 8th grade.

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