Statistics Norway

National tests

3 Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 5th grade, by gender and parents' educational attainment level. 2011. Per cent
  Mastering level English1 Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering level Mathematics
  1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
2011                  
Both boys and girls                  
All pupils .. .. .. 24.7 48.2 27.0 28.0 47.1 24.9
Parents do not have tertiary education .. .. .. 33.5 49.1 17.3 37.8 46.6 15.6
Parents have tertiary education .. .. .. 16.3 48.0 35.7 19.1 47.8 33.1
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown .. .. .. 49.1 39.3 11.5 40.9 44.1 15.0
Boys                  
All pupils .. .. .. 27.7 47.9 24.4 27.0 45.4 27.6
Parents do not have tertiary education .. .. .. 37.1 47.7 15.2 36.5 46.0 17.5
Parents have tertiary education .. .. .. 18.8 48.7 32.5 18.6 44.9 36.5
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown .. .. .. 53.4 36.2 10.4 39.6 42.9 17.5
Girls                  
All pupils .. .. .. 21.8 48.5 29.7 28.9 48.9 22.2
Parents do not have tertiary education .. .. .. 30.0 50.5 19.4 39.2 47.1 13.8
Parents have tertiary education .. .. .. 13.8 47.2 39.0 19.7 50.6 29.7
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown .. .. .. 45.0 42.4 12.6 42.1 45.4 12.5
1  National tests in English in 5th grade were cancelled in 2011, therefore no results are presented here.

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