Average Reading Scores of 15-Year-Olds in Selected Countries, 2003
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Country | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 543 | 1 |
| Korea | 534 | 2 |
| Canada | 528 | 3 |
| Australia | 525 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 522 | 5 |
| Ireland | 515 | 6 |
| Sweden | 514 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 513 | 8 |
| Belgium | 507 | 9 |
| Norway | 500 | 10 |
| Switzerland | 499 | 11 |
| Japan | 498 | 12 |
| Poland | 497 | 13 |
| France | 496 | 14 |
| United States | 495 | 15 |
| Denmark | 492 | 16 |
| Iceland | 492 | |
| Austria | 491 | 17 |
| Germany | 491 | |
| Czech Republic | 489 | 18 |
| Hungary | 482 | 19 |
| Spain | 481 | 20 |
| Luxembourg | 479 | 21 |
| Italy | 476 | 22 |
| Portugal | 478 | |
| Greece | 472 | 23 |
| Slovak Republic | 469 | 24 |
| Turkey | 441 | 25 |
| Mexico | 400 | 26 |
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence, November 2007.
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