1. PISA Results 2009

2. Reading Results 2009 20092006 OECD average493 492+1 United Kingdom494 495-1 Scotland500 499+1 Northern Ireland499 495+4 England495 496-1 Wales476 481-5 Wales significantly below OECD Countries significantly higher: 29

3. Reading – significantly higher Shanghai - China556Poland500 Korea539Iceland500 Finland536United States500 Hong Kong - China533Liechtenstein499 Singapore526Sweden497 Canada524Germany497 New Zealand521Ireland496 Japan520France496 Australia515Chinese Taipei495 Netherlands508Denmark495 Belgium506Hungary494 Norway503Portugal489 Estonia501Macao - China487 Switzerland501Italy486 Slovenia483

4. Reading – no significant difference Latvia484Croatia476 Greece483Israel474 Spain481Luxembourg472 Czech Republic478Austria470 Slovak Republic477Lithuania468 Wales476

5. Reading – significantly lower Turkey464Montenegro408 Dubai459Jordan405 Russian Federation459Tunisia404 Chile449Indonesia402 Serbia442Argentina398 Bulgaria429Kazakhstan390 Uruguay426Albania385 Mexico425Qatar372 Romania424Panama371 Thailand421Peru370 Trinidad and Tobago416Azerbaijan362 Colombia413Kyrgyzstan314 Brazil412

9. Mathematics Results 2009 20092006 OECD average496 498-2 United Kingdom492 495-3 Scotland499 506-7 England493 495-2 Northern Ireland492 494-2 Wales472 484-12 Wales significantly below OECD Countries significantly higher: 35

10. Mathematics – significantly higher Shanghai - China600Netherlands526 Singapore562Macao - China525 Hong Kong - China555New Zealand519 Korea546Belgium515 Chinese Taipei543Australia514 Finland541Germany513 Liechtenstein536Estonia512 Switzerland534Iceland507 Japan529Denmark503 Canada527Slovenia501

11. Mathematics – significantly higher Norway498Luxembourg489 France497United States487 Slovak Republic497Ireland487 Austria496Portugal487 Poland495Spain483 Sweden494Italy483 Czech Republic493Latvia482 Hungary490

12. Mathematics – no significant difference Lithuania477 Wales472 Russian Federation468 Greece466

13. Mathematics – significantly lower Croatia460Kazakhstan405 Dubai453Montenegro403 Israel447Argentina388 Turkey445Jordan387 Serbia442Brazil386 Azerbaijan431Colombia381 Bulgaria428Albania377 Romania427Tunisia371 Uruguay427Indonesia371 Chile421Qatar368 Thailand419Peru365 Mexico419Panama360 Trinidad and Tobago414Kyrgyzstan331

17. Science Results 2009 20092006 OECD average501 500+1 United Kingdom514 515-1 England515 516-1 Scotland514 515-1 Northern Ireland511 508+3 Wales496 505-9 Wales not significantly different from OECD Countries significantly higher: 19

18. Science – significantly higher Shanghai – China575Netherlands522 Finland554Chinese Taipei520 Hong Kong – China549Germany520 Singapore542Liechtenstein520 Japan539Switzerland517 Korea538Slovenia512 New Zealand532Poland508 Canada529Ireland508 Estonia528Belgium507 Australia527

19. Science – no significant difference * Hungary503Sweden495 United States502Austria494 Czech Republic500Latvia494 Norway500Portugal493 Denmark499Lithuania491 France498Slovak Republic490 Wales496Italy489 Iceland496Spain488

20. Science – significantly lower Croatia486Mexico416 Luxembourg484Jordan415 Russian Federation478Trinidad and Tobago410 Greece470Brazil405 Dubai466Colombia402 Israel455Montenegro401 Turkey454Argentina401 Chile447Tunisia401 Serbia443Kazakhstan400 Bulgaria439Albania391 Romania428Indonesia383 Uruguay427Qatar379 Thailand425+ four more

24. It’s NOT just about the money…

25. Wales’ results have gone down. Reading and Mathematics are significantly below OECD and other UK nations. Science at OECD average but below UK. Other UK results stable or improved. Results distribution skewed toward the low end – underperformance at all levels. It’s not just about socio-economics. Other evidence upholds the key themes. Our gender gap remains comparatively low. Summary www.cymru.gov.uk