Table 3
Test results of 15-year-old girls and boys in the Program for International Student Assessment, Canada, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009
Field of study | 2000 | 2003 | 2006 | 2009 | ||||
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Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | |
average result | ||||||||
Sciences – Overall | 531 | 529 | 516 | 527 | 532 | 536 | 526 | 531 |
Reading | 551 | 519 | 546 | 514 | 543 | 511 | 542 | 507 |
Mathematics | 529 | 539 | 530 | 541 | 520 | 534 | 521 | 533 |
Note: The results represent boys' and girls' averages on a scale where the average is 500 points for the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This way, the results of the different countries can be compared with each other and to the average for all the countries. Sources: Program for International Student Assessment, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009. |
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