Table B.1.9
Variation in performance: Integrating and interpreting
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| Country, economy and province | Percentiles | Difference in score points between the 75th and 25th percentile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 10th | 25th | 75th | 90th | 95th | ||||||||
| score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | ||
| Indonesia | 291 | (4.4) | 313 | (3.7) | 352 | (3.7) | 442 | (4.3) | 482 | (5.5) | 505 | (5.2) | 90 |
| Azerbaijan | 260 | (4.5) | 285 | (4.1) | 327 | (3.6) | 420 | (3.1) | 460 | (4.2) | 483 | (4.6) | 93 |
| Thailand | 301 | (4.4) | 326 | (3.8) | 367 | (2.9) | 465 | (2.8) | 508 | (3.9) | 537 | (6.0) | 98 |
| Macao-China | 357 | (2.7) | 388 | (2.2) | 436 | (1.6) | 542 | (1.4) | 588 | (2.1) | 613 | (2.1) | 106 |
| Tunisia | 258 | (4.3) | 287 | (3.5) | 341 | (3.2) | 449 | (3.4) | 495 | (4.2) | 523 | (5.1) | 108 |
| Korea | 398 | (8.6) | 435 | (5.8) | 489 | (4.3) | 598 | (3.5) | 639 | (3.5) | 664 | (3.7) | 109 |
| Jordan | 264 | (5.9) | 300 | (5.1) | 358 | (4.0) | 468 | (3.5) | 513 | (3.7) | 538 | (4.5) | 110 |
| Turkey | 330 | (4.5) | 358 | (3.3) | 405 | (3.3) | 515 | (4.3) | 562 | (5.1) | 588 | (5.7) | 110 |
| Latvia | 352 | (5.6) | 381 | (4.1) | 430 | (3.6) | 541 | (3.3) | 585 | (3.5) | 611 | (3.4) | 111 |
| Shanghai-China | 417 | (5.7) | 449 | (4.3) | 504 | (3.4) | 617 | (2.8) | 659 | (3.0) | 684 | (3.5) | 112 |
| Serbia | 304 | (4.6) | 334 | (4.0) | 389 | (3.1) | 504 | (2.9) | 551 | (3.2) | 577 | (3.1) | 115 |
| Estonia | 358 | (5.3) | 389 | (4.0) | 444 | (3.5) | 559 | (3.0) | 605 | (3.9) | 634 | (4.3) | 115 |
| Denmark | 348 | (4.9) | 381 | (3.7) | 437 | (2.7) | 552 | (2.3) | 597 | (3.1) | 623 | (3.6) | 115 |
| Chile | 310 | (5.2) | 342 | (4.7) | 395 | (4.0) | 510 | (3.4) | 562 | (4.3) | 593 | (4.8) | 115 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 183 | (4.7) | 215 | (4.6) | 269 | (3.5) | 384 | (3.8) | 440 | (5.1) | 475 | (5.6) | 115 |
| Spain | 329 | (4.2) | 366 | (3.6) | 425 | (2.8) | 541 | (1.9) | 588 | (1.9) | 614 | (2.3) | 117 |
| Croatia | 331 | (5.2) | 362 | (4.0) | 415 | (4.2) | 532 | (3.3) | 577 | (3.0) | 602 | (3.9) | 117 |
| Lithuania | 331 | (4.4) | 358 | (3.7) | 410 | (3.4) | 528 | (2.8) | 578 | (3.3) | 607 | (3.4) | 118 |
| Hong Kong-China | 372 | (5.1) | 412 | (4.6) | 474 | (2.9) | 592 | (2.9) | 639 | (3.3) | 666 | (3.8) | 119 |
| Chinese Taipei | 349 | (4.4) | 383 | (3.8) | 441 | (3.2) | 560 | (3.3) | 607 | (5.0) | 635 | (5.6) | 119 |
| Finland | 385 | (3.7) | 421 | (3.6) | 482 | (2.7) | 601 | (2.7) | 647 | (2.9) | 674 | (3.2) | 119 |
| Mexico | 272 | (3.5) | 305 | (2.7) | 360 | (2.3) | 479 | (2.1) | 529 | (2.5) | 558 | (3.0) | 120 |
| Kazakhstan | 260 | (3.4) | 287 | (3.0) | 336 | (3.9) | 456 | (4.2) | 513 | (4.9) | 544 | (5.0) | 120 |
| Romania | 279 | (5.8) | 310 | (6.0) | 366 | (5.3) | 486 | (4.9) | 535 | (4.6) | 563 | (5.3) | 120 |
| Russian Federation | 319 | (5.1) | 352 | (4.4) | 408 | (3.7) | 527 | (3.8) | 582 | (5.0) | 616 | (5.7) | 120 |
| Montenegro | 276 | (3.7) | 308 | (3.2) | 361 | (2.2) | 481 | (2.5) | 533 | (2.8) | 564 | (3.5) | 120 |
| Colombia | 265 | (7.4) | 299 | (5.1) | 351 | (4.7) | 472 | (3.7) | 525 | (4.4) | 556 | (5.3) | 120 |
| Portugal | 340 | (4.3) | 371 | (4.1) | 427 | (4.1) | 548 | (3.2) | 599 | (3.7) | 627 | (3.5) | 121 |
| Nova Scotia | 361 | (8.2) | 399 | (5.0) | 456 | (4.3) | 578 | (3.7) | 627 | (5.8) | 658 | (5.8) | 122 |
| Poland | 349 | (4.6) | 383 | (4.1) | 442 | (3.3) | 567 | (3.5) | 617 | (3.3) | 648 | (3.6) | 125 |
| Slovak Republic | 332 | (5.4) | 366 | (4.6) | 419 | (3.4) | 545 | (3.0) | 596 | (3.6) | 625 | (4.3) | 125 |
| Hungary | 343 | (6.7) | 376 | (5.6) | 435 | (4.7) | 560 | (3.9) | 609 | (3.7) | 634 | (4.4) | 125 |
| Panama | 221 | (9.6) | 254 | (8.5) | 309 | (7.4) | 434 | (7.3) | 496 | (9.5) | 531 | (9.0) | 126 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 351 | (11.0) | 384 | (5.7) | 441 | (7.0) | 567 | (4.5) | 618 | (6.7) | 648 | (7.7) | 126 |
| Liechtenstein | 337 | (12.8) | 374 | (10.8) | 436 | (7.5) | 563 | (6.1) | 610 | (7.8) | 632 | (16.8) | 127 |
| Brazil | 258 | (2.8) | 289 | (2.9) | 341 | (2.7) | 468 | (3.8) | 532 | (4.3) | 568 | (5.2) | 127 |
| Norway | 341 | (4.3) | 377 | (4.3) | 440 | (3.1) | 567 | (3.4) | 622 | (3.6) | 652 | (4.4) | 128 |
| Quebec | 360 | (6.8) | 397 | (6.4) | 459 | (4.5) | 588 | (3.2) | 637 | (3.7) | 663 | (4.6) | 129 |
| Ireland | 328 | (7.9) | 367 | (5.3) | 432 | (4.3) | 562 | (2.9) | 613 | (3.3) | 641 | (3.9) | 130 |
| Ontario | 374 | (6.1) | 406 | (5.2) | 464 | (4.3) | 594 | (3.9) | 646 | (3.6) | 674 | (4.6) | 130 |
| Saskatchewan | 344 | (7.0) | 379 | (5.5) | 438 | (6.0) | 568 | (3.8) | 619 | (4.4) | 650 | (6.5) | 130 |
| Greece | 328 | (6.5) | 362 | (7.6) | 421 | (5.4) | 551 | (3.6) | 602 | (3.5) | 631 | (3.6) | 130 |
| Slovenia | 335 | (3.4) | 366 | (2.0) | 425 | (2.3) | 555 | (2.3) | 605 | (2.4) | 631 | (4.8) | 130 |
| Uruguay | 260 | (6.5) | 297 | (3.8) | 358 | (3.4) | 489 | (3.0) | 547 | (3.6) | 580 | (3.5) | 131 |
| New Brunswick | 347 | (4.8) | 379 | (4.6) | 434 | (4.2) | 565 | (5.4) | 619 | (5.6) | 651 | (8.1) | 131 |
| Italy | 328 | (3.6) | 365 | (2.6) | 427 | (2.1) | 558 | (1.8) | 607 | (1.9) | 635 | (2.1) | 131 |
| Canada | 363 | (3.2) | 398 | (2.9) | 458 | (1.9) | 590 | (1.8) | 642 | (2.1) | 670 | (3.0) | 132 |
| British Columbia | 361 | (7.0) | 396 | (6.7) | 458 | (5.6) | 590 | (5.2) | 642 | (5.0) | 670 | (5.5) | 132 |
| Iceland | 333 | (4.9) | 372 | (3.1) | 438 | (3.2) | 571 | (2.3) | 625 | (3.0) | 654 | (2.8) | 133 |
| Czech Republic | 334 | (4.7) | 365 | (4.7) | 421 | (4.0) | 555 | (3.6) | 610 | (3.2) | 639 | (3.3) | 134 |
| Albania | 226 | (6.4) | 265 | (5.9) | 329 | (4.5) | 463 | (5.3) | 517 | (5.1) | 547 | (4.7) | 134 |
| United Kingdom | 330 | (4.0) | 364 | (3.2) | 424 | (3.0) | 558 | (2.8) | 615 | (3.2) | 650 | (3.4) | 134 |
| Sweden | 319 | (6.0) | 362 | (4.7) | 429 | (3.5) | 564 | (3.5) | 624 | (3.9) | 655 | (4.2) | 136 |
| Peru | 207 | (5.8) | 243 | (4.9) | 302 | (4.3) | 439 | (5.4) | 500 | (7.3) | 539 | (8.1) | 136 |
| Japan | 340 | (9.0) | 384 | (7.0) | 455 | (4.8) | 591 | (3.2) | 642 | (4.3) | 672 | (5.1) | 137 |
| Switzerland | 334 | (4.5) | 372 | (3.9) | 436 | (2.8) | 572 | (2.9) | 623 | (3.7) | 652 | (3.9) | 137 |
| Prince Edward Island | 310 | (7.1) | 351 | (5.8) | 415 | (4.4) | 552 | (3.5) | 607 | (4.6) | 637 | (6.9) | 137 |
| Manitoba | 333 | (8.7) | 369 | (6.6) | 426 | (5.5) | 563 | (4.5) | 617 | (5.4) | 647 | (6.9) | 137 |
| Alberta | 365 | (6.2) | 403 | (5.5) | 463 | (5.3) | 600 | (5.0) | 656 | (7.4) | 690 | (8.5) | 137 |
| Germany | 335 | (5.2) | 371 | (4.4) | 433 | (4.3) | 572 | (3.1) | 621 | (3.0) | 649 | (3.7) | 139 |
| Australia | 337 | (3.6) | 377 | (3.1) | 444 | (2.9) | 584 | (2.5) | 641 | (3.6) | 673 | (4.5) | 140 |
| United States | 331 | (3.9) | 364 | (3.8) | 425 | (4.1) | 565 | (4.6) | 626 | (5.3) | 660 | (6.0) | 140 |
| Austria | 307 | (4.8) | 341 | (4.6) | 402 | (4.2) | 543 | (3.1) | 596 | (3.6) | 624 | (4.5) | 141 |
| Netherlands | 353 | (5.6) | 381 | (5.0) | 432 | (6.2) | 575 | (6.2) | 630 | (5.0) | 658 | (4.9) | 142 |
| Singapore | 351 | (3.6) | 389 | (3.3) | 455 | (1.9) | 598 | (1.8) | 652 | (2.2) | 683 | (2.9) | 143 |
| Qatar | 221 | (2.4) | 249 | (2.1) | 303 | (1.5) | 449 | (1.6) | 522 | (2.7) | 565 | (2.9) | 146 |
| Argentina | 210 | (10.8) | 256 | (8.0) | 326 | (5.4) | 473 | (5.9) | 536 | (7.2) | 571 | (7.1) | 146 |
| Luxembourg | 294 | (4.2) | 336 | (2.8) | 404 | (2.2) | 551 | (1.9) | 606 | (2.2) | 637 | (3.3) | 147 |
| New Zealand | 338 | (5.8) | 379 | (4.7) | 445 | (3.3) | 593 | (3.3) | 652 | (3.6) | 681 | (5.5) | 148 |
| Dubai (UAE) | 279 | (3.2) | 318 | (2.4) | 383 | (2.6) | 532 | (2.1) | 594 | (2.9) | 627 | (3.8) | 149 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 232 | (3.8) | 274 | (3.5) | 344 | (2.2) | 494 | (2.3) | 558 | (3.5) | 595 | (4.3) | 150 |
| France | 300 | (8.9) | 348 | (6.8) | 426 | (5.2) | 577 | (4.3) | 634 | (5.0) | 664 | (4.7) | 151 |
| Israel | 281 | (7.8) | 324 | (6.8) | 399 | (4.9) | 552 | (3.3) | 609 | (3.6) | 641 | (4.1) | 153 |
| Belgium | 320 | (5.5) | 360 | (4.6) | 430 | (3.5) | 584 | (2.3) | 635 | (2.8) | 662 | (3.4) | 154 |
| Bulgaria | 256 | (7.9) | 293 | (7.8) | 360 | (8.6) | 514 | (6.9) | 572 | (6.5) | 604 | (6.5) | 154 |
| Note: Countries, economies and provinces in ascending order by the difference in score points between the 75th and 25th percentiles. | |||||||||||||
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