Statistics Norway

National tests

2 Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 8th grade, by parents' educational attainment level and the centrality of pupils' school municipality. 2011. 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
2011                              
All pupils                              
Remote municipalities 11.3 22.3 38.0 18.6 9.8 8.5 19.9 37.4 21.3 12.8 5.5 19.8 43.9 19.6 11.2
Fairly remote municipalities 11.6 23.2 37.2 18.1 9.9 8.5 22.3 36.5 21.0 11.7 7.1 19.6 42.0 19.8 11.5
Fairly central municipalities 10.5 23.6 38.9 17.6 9.4 8.8 21.4 38.2 20.3 11.3 6.8 21.7 43.0 18.6 10.0
Central municipalities 8.6 20.8 38.0 19.8 12.8 7.2 18.8 37.0 22.4 14.6 5.8 18.6 41.1 20.5 14.0
Parents do not have tertiary education                              
Remote municipalities 14.4 26.0 37.2 15.2 7.2 10.3 24.8 38.8 17.6 8.5 7.3 25.2 44.2 16.4 7.0
Fairly remote municipalities 15.7 27.9 35.6 14.0 6.7 11.5 27.1 37.1 17.0 7.3 9.8 24.0 43.9 15.9 6.3
Fairly central municipalities 14.3 27.4 38.0 14.0 6.3 11.2 27.4 38.4 16.2 6.9 9.3 27.8 42.8 14.7 5.3
Central municipalities 12.7 27.0 38.5 14.8 7.2 10.8 25.6 39.3 16.9 7.4 9.0 25.5 43.1 15.4 7.0
Parents have tertiary education                              
Remote municipalities 6.2 16.5 39.7 23.7 13.8 4.9 12.8 35.9 27.2 19.1 2.6 11.9 43.9 24.3 17.3
Fairly remote municipalities 6.5 18.1 39.0 23.0 13.4 4.4 17.1 36.0 25.7 16.7 3.8 14.6 40.3 24.1 17.3
Fairly central municipalities 5.8 18.8 40.6 21.9 12.9 4.8 14.6 38.8 25.2 16.5 3.3 14.5 43.6 23.1 15.4
Central municipalities 4.4 14.8 38.1 24.6 18.0 3.1 12.1 35.5 27.8 21.5 2.4 11.9 39.5 25.6 20.6
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown                              
Remote municipalities 23.2 30.3 29.0 12.9 4.5 27.9 26.5 29.4 10.3 5.9 12.7 25.9 37.3 15.7 8.4
Fairly remote municipalities 23.5 22.4 36.5 11.8 5.9 28.6 22.9 28.6 11.4 8.6 15.3 27.1 34.1 15.3 8.2
Fairly central municipalities 21.4 32.7 26.3 12.8 6.8 33.7 27.9 22.9 11.6 3.9 19.0 28.5 34.9 12.9 4.7
Central municipalities 20.6 29.2 28.8 12.7 8.7 25.6 30.6 28.0 11.4 4.5 14.8 28.1 37.5 12.0 7.5

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