Nearly half of Singapore's eighth-graders solve advanced maths problems; in France 3%
It is 46% in Singapore and 8% in the US. In 5 of 43 countries there are practically none: the share rounds to zero.
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The advanced level (625 points) means reasoning through an unfamiliar problem, generalising and justifying the solution.
Each bar is the share of eighth-graders reaching the advanced level: the four highest, the US, France and countries at zero (Côte d'Ivoire, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia).
- Singapore: advanced level, grade 8, 2023 %
46
IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- Taiwan: advanced level, grade 8, 2023 %
44
IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- South Korea: advanced level, grade 8, 2023 %
40
IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- Japan: advanced level, grade 8, 2023 %
37
IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- United States: advanced level, grade 8, 2023 %
8
IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- France: advanced level, grade 8, 2023 %
3
IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- Côte d'Ivoire: advanced level, grade 8, 2023 %
0
IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- Jordan: advanced level, grade 8, 2023 %
0
IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
IEA TIMSS 2023: shares of pupils reaching the international benchmarks (625 points: advanced), grade 8, maths.
Shares are rounded to whole percent in the report. The age of eighth-graders differs by a year or so between countries.
A question for this picture
How many Singaporean eighth-graders were advanced in 1995?