Statistics Norway

National tests

1 Distribution of pupils by mastering levels in national tests in 5th grade, by parents' educational attainment level and the centrality of pupils' school municipality. 2011. Per cent
  Mastering level English1 Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering level Mathematics
  1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
2011                  
All pupils                  
Remote municipalities .. .. .. 27.7 47.3 25.1 31.2 47.6 21.1
Fairly remote municipalities .. .. .. 27.9 47.2 24.9 33.1 45.7 21.3
Fairly central municipalities .. .. .. 25.1 49.7 25.2 29.8 47.6 22.6
Central municipalities .. .. .. 23.9 48.1 28.0 26.5 47.1 26.4
Parents do not have tertiary education                  
Remote municipalities .. .. .. 34.5 46.2 19.4 38.8 46.1 15.1
Fairly remote municipalities .. .. .. 34.7 48.0 17.3 42.2 42.7 15.1
Fairly central municipalities .. .. .. 31.6 50.8 17.7 37.7 47.1 15.2
Central municipalities .. .. .. 33.8 49.3 16.9 37.1 46.9 15.9
Parents have tertiary education                  
Remote municipalities .. .. .. 18.6 48.8 32.6 21.5 50.0 28.6
Fairly remote municipalities .. .. .. 20.1 47.3 32.5 23.8 48.6 27.6
Fairly central municipalities .. .. .. 18.0 49.1 32.9 21.6 48.8 29.6
Central municipalities .. .. .. 15.3 47.7 37.0 17.8 47.2 34.9
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown                  
Remote municipalities .. .. .. 50.0 43.3 6.7 46.8 38.5 14.7
Fairly remote municipalities .. .. .. 62.1 24.2 13.6 43.4 44.7 11.8
Fairly central municipalities .. .. .. 49.5 39.3 11.2 43.8 36.5 19.7
Central municipalities .. .. .. 48.6 39.5 11.9 39.1 46.7 14.2
1  National tests in English in 5th grade were cancelled in 2011, therefore no results are presented here.

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