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. 2007-2008. Per cent
  Mastering level English Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering level Mathematics
  1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
2008                  
All pupils                  
Remote municipalities 31.0 46.6 22.4 27.8 50.2 22.0 31.3 49.4 19.3
Fairly remote municipalities 30.2 46.6 23.2 29.4 47.9 22.7 29.8 48.5 21.7
Fairly central municipalities 27.4 50.1 22.5 26.9 50.0 23.2 29.0 49.5 21.6
Central municipalities 23.9 49.0 27.1 23.0 48.6 28.4 25.3 48.5 26.2
Parents do not have tertiary education                  
Remote municipalities 36.0 45.2 18.8 33.9 49.3 16.8 37.9 47.8 14.3
Fairly remote municipalities 35.5 46.5 18.0 37.1 47.0 15.9 37.2 47.3 15.4
Fairly central municipalities 33.7 48.2 18.1 34.0 49.7 16.2 36.4 48.3 15.3
Central municipalities 30.9 49.0 20.1 31.7 50.1 18.1 34.3 48.9 16.8
Parents have tertiary education                  
Remote municipalities 23.5 49.1 27.4 17.6 52.1 30.3 21.0 52.3 26.7
Fairly remote municipalities 24.0 47.1 29.0 19.6 49.4 31.0 20.1 50.4 29.5
Fairly central municipalities 20.1 52.6 27.3 18.0 50.4 31.6 19.8 51.1 29.1
Central municipalities 16.7 49.4 33.8 13.7 47.6 38.7 15.9 48.6 35.5
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown                  
Remote municipalities 30.9 41.0 28.1 49.2 38.1 12.7 40.2 43.2 16.7
Fairly remote municipalities 32.2 37.9 29.9 48.7 36.8 14.5 46.7 38.9 14.4
Fairly central municipalities 30.5 41.9 27.6 39.6 44.8 15.6 40.9 43.3 15.8
Central municipalities 35.0 42.6 22.5 47.1 40.0 12.9 44.9 39.6 15.5
                   
2007                  
All pupils                  
Remote municipalities 29.2 48.0 22.8 29.3 49.1 21.6 29.3 48.0 22.8
Fairly remote municipalities 29.3 47.3 23.4 29.1 51.0 19.9 27.9 48.1 24.0
Fairly central municipalities 29.9 47.6 22.6 28.2 51.2 20.6 28.9 48.2 22.9
Central municipalities 26.4 47.5 26.1 25.4 49.9 24.7 25.4 46.8 27.8
Parents do not have tertiary education                  
Remote municipalities 33.0 48.0 19.0 34.4 49.3 16.3 34.7 48.4 16.9
Fairly remote municipalities 35.2 45.9 18.9 36.6 50.2 13.2 34.7 47.8 17.5
Fairly central municipalities 34.8 46.9 18.4 35.0 51.0 14.0 36.1 47.5 16.5
Central municipalities 33.4 47.2 19.4 34.1 50.4 15.4 34.4 47.4 18.2
Parents have tertiary education                  
Remote municipalities 22.9 48.1 28.9 20.3 49.3 30.4 20.0 48.2 31.8
Fairly remote municipalities 22.1 49.0 28.9 19.4 52.3 28.3 19.2 48.7 32.0
Fairly central municipalities 23.2 48.9 27.9 18.8 52.2 29.0 19.1 49.5 31.4
Central municipalities 18.8 48.2 33.0 15.6 49.7 34.7 15.3 46.7 37.9
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown                  
Remote municipalities 36.4 45.5 18.2 48.1 41.1 10.9 45.4 34.8 19.9
Fairly remote municipalities 29.7 46.9 23.4 48.3 39.7 12.1 37.1 40.3 22.6
Fairly central municipalities 45.5 36.6 17.8 55.7 35.8 8.5 54.5 37.5 8.0
Central municipalities 35.6 41.1 23.4 43.7 43.6 12.7 43.0 38.0 19.0

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