Statistics Norway

National tests

6 Distribution of pupils by mastering levels in national tests in 8th grade, by gender and immigration category. 2009-2010. 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
2010                              
Both boys and girls                              
Immigrants 22.7 26.9 33.5 11.6 5.4 23.1 33.9 28.1 11.1 3.7 15.4 31.2 37.0 11.7 4.6
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 11.6 22.8 41.0 17.0 7.5 13.1 29.1 36.9 15.9 4.9 9.1 26.3 42.2 15.0 7.5
Other pupils 9.0 18.8 40.1 21.7 10.4 6.2 21.1 37.6 24.0 11.2 5.9 19.6 42.0 20.8 11.7
Boys                              
Immigrants 24.3 26.3 33.2 11.1 5.1 26.1 34.6 26.7 9.5 3.1 14.5 28.9 37.5 13.7 5.4
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 10.6 24.6 41.5 16.7 6.6 14.6 31.7 36.0 14.1 3.7 8.4 24.9 40.7 16.5 9.5
Other pupils 10.2 19.3 38.9 21.6 10.0 7.9 23.9 37.4 21.6 9.2 6.1 18.7 39.5 22.0 13.8
Girls                              
Immigrants 21.0 27.6 33.8 12.1 5.6 20.2 33.2 29.6 12.7 4.4 16.4 33.5 36.6 9.7 3.9
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 12.6 21.0 40.6 17.3 8.5 11.6 26.6 37.9 17.8 6.1 9.7 27.7 43.6 13.5 5.5
Other pupils 7.7 18.3 41.3 21.8 10.8 4.3 18.2 37.8 26.5 13.2 5.7 20.5 44.6 19.7 9.5
                               
2009                              
Both boys and girls                              
Immigrants 23.0 25.2 32.7 13.2 5.9 29.8 31.4 27.3 8.2 3.3 14.3 29.2 37.4 12.7 6.5
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 12.4 22.5 39.5 17.7 7.8 16.9 31.5 36.3 11.3 4.0 8.5 23.1 41.6 17.9 8.9
Other pupils 9.8 18.6 40.9 20.4 10.3 6.0 18.9 42.0 21.9 11.1 6.0 19.8 41.6 20.4 12.2
Boys                              
Immigrants 24.5 24.2 33.1 12.6 5.5 33.5 32.6 25.0 6.7 2.3 13.3 26.8 37.3 14.4 8.1
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 13.0 22.7 38.6 17.8 7.9 18.6 33.5 34.9 10.3 2.7 8.3 20.7 40.6 19.5 10.9
Other pupils 11.1 18.4 38.9 20.7 11.0 7.9 21.4 42.5 19.2 9.1 5.8 18.7 38.7 21.6 15.2
Girls                              
Immigrants 21.4 26.1 32.3 13.9 6.3 26.2 30.2 29.6 9.8 4.3 15.2 31.6 37.6 10.8 4.8
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 11.9 22.3 40.3 17.7 7.8 15.2 29.5 37.6 12.4 5.4 8.8 25.5 42.7 16.1 6.8
Other pupils 8.4 18.9 43.1 20.0 9.6 4.1 16.4 41.5 24.8 13.2 6.1 20.9 44.7 19.2 9.1

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