Statistics Norway

National tests

4 Distribution of pupils by mastering levels in national tests in 8th grade, by gender and parents' educational attainment level. 2008-2009. 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
2009                              
Both boys and girls                              
All pupils 10.6 19.1 40.5 19.9 10.0 7.7 20.0 41.1 20.8 10.4 6.5 20.4 41.4 20.0 11.8
Parents do not have tertiary education 14.8 23.8 40.5 15.1 5.7 10.5 26.6 42.6 14.9 5.4 9.3 26.6 42.8 15.2 6.1
Parents have tertiary education 5.2 13.5 40.9 25.5 14.8 3.4 12.3 40.0 27.9 16.3 3.0 13.2 40.0 25.5 18.2
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 23.3 24.4 30.9 13.0 8.4 32.0 26.6 27.3 9.4 4.7 11.7 27.7 36.7 15.6 8.3
Boys                              
All pupils 11.8 18.8 38.6 20.2 10.6 9.6 22.4 41.4 18.2 8.5 6.3 19.2 38.6 21.1 14.7
Parents do not have tertiary education 16.4 23.4 38.5 15.5 6.1 13.1 29.3 41.3 12.4 4.0 9.2 25.1 40.9 16.8 8.0
Parents have tertiary education 6.0 13.5 39.1 25.7 15.6 4.5 14.4 42.2 25.2 13.8 2.9 12.2 36.4 26.2 22.3
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 24.8 25.1 29.5 13.2 7.4 34.1 30.5 25.8 6.6 3.0 11.2 27.6 34.2 17.0 10.0
Girls                              
All pupils 9.2 19.3 42.4 19.6 9.4 5.7 17.5 40.8 23.5 12.5 6.6 21.7 44.2 18.7 8.8
Parents do not have tertiary education 13.0 24.3 42.6 14.7 5.3 7.8 23.9 44.1 17.4 6.8 9.5 28.1 44.8 13.5 4.1
Parents have tertiary education 4.4 13.6 42.8 25.4 13.9 2.2 10.2 37.8 30.8 19.0 3.2 14.3 43.8 24.7 14.0
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 21.8 23.6 32.3 12.8 9.5 29.9 22.9 28.7 12.0 6.4 12.2 27.7 39.2 14.2 6.6
                               
2008                              
Both boys and girls                              
All pupils 8.3 20.0 42.8 20.4 8.5 7.9 19.2 38.2 23.2 11.5 6.0 19.3 42.4 21.4 10.9
Parents do not have tertiary education 11.4 24.8 43.5 15.4 4.8 10.6 24.8 40.5 18.1 6.0 8.2 25.2 44.6 16.2 5.8
Parents have tertiary education 3.7 13.8 42.5 26.9 13.2 3.2 11.8 36.2 30.2 18.5 2.6 11.4 40.2 28.3 17.5
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 21.1 29.0 33.0 11.3 5.6 30.1 32.1 26.8 8.0 3.0 17.7 30.9 34.1 11.8 5.5
Boys                              
All pupils 9.6 20.3 41.7 19.6 8.8 10.0 21.4 37.8 21.3 9.5 5.1 17.6 40.9 22.7 13.7
Parents do not have tertiary education 13.4 24.8 42.1 14.8 5.0 13.6 27.2 38.8 15.8 4.6 6.9 23.3 44.5 18.0 7.4
Parents have tertiary education 4.4 14.5 41.6 25.8 13.6 4.3 14.0 37.4 28.5 15.8 2.2 10.0 37.1 29.0 21.8
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 21.8 28.1 34.1 11.3 4.7 34.2 30.1 24.8 8.8 2.1 15.8 29.1 34.5 14.0 6.7
Girls                              
All pupils 6.8 19.7 44.0 21.2 8.3 5.6 17.0 38.7 25.1 13.5 6.9 21.0 43.9 20.1 8.0
Parents do not have tertiary education 9.4 24.8 45.0 16.1 4.7 7.6 22.4 42.3 20.4 7.4 9.5 27.1 44.8 14.5 4.1
Parents have tertiary education 2.9 13.0 43.4 28.1 12.7 2.1 9.6 35.0 31.9 21.4 2.9 12.9 43.5 27.6 13.0
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown 20.3 29.9 31.9 11.3 6.6 25.7 34.2 29.0 7.1 4.0 19.9 32.8 33.7 9.4 4.1

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