|Table CR2. Average scores of 15-year-old students on PISA computer-based reading literacy scale, by education system: 2012|
|Education system||Average score||s.e.||Education system||Average score||s.e.|
|Korea, Republic of||555||3.6||Denmark||495||2.9|
|Chinese Taipei||519||3.0||Russian Federation||466||3.9|
|Belgium||502||2.6||United Arab Emirates||407||3.3|
| Average score is higher than U.S. average score.
Average score is lower than U.S. average score.
NOTE: The computer-based reading literacy assessment was an optional assessment for education systems in 2012. Education systems are ordered by 2012 average score. The OECD average is the average of the national averages of the OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. All average scores reported as higher or lower than the U.S. average score are different at the05 level of statistical significance. Standard error is noted by s.e. Italics indicate non-OECD countries and education systems. This table corresponds to table 6 in Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Mathematics, Science, and Reading Literacy in an International Context (NCES 2014-024).
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2012.