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Table 3.   Differences in average mathematics scale scores of eighth-grade students,
by country:  1995, 1999, and 2003

Country

1995

1999

2003

2003-1995

2003-1999

Singapore

609

604

605

-3


1


Korea, Republic of

581

587

589

8


2


Hong Kong SAR

569

582

586

17

é

4


Chinese Taipei


585

585



0


Japan

581

579

570

-11

ê

-9


Belgium-Flemish

550

558

537

-13

ê

-21

ê

Netherlands

529

540

536

7


-4


Hungary

527

532

529

2


-3


Malaysia


519

508



-11

ê

Russian Federation

524

526

508

-16

ê

-18

ê

Slovak Republic

534

534

508

-26

ê

-26

ê

(Latvia-LSS)

488

505

505

17

é

0


(Australia)

509


505

-4




(United States)

492

502

504

12

é

2


Lithuania

472

482

502

30

é

20

é

Sweden

540


499

-41

ê



Scotland

493


498

5




Israel


466

496



30

é

New Zealand

501

491

494

-7


3


Slovenia

494


493

-1




Italy


479

484



5


Bulgaria

527

511

476

-51

ê

-35

ê

Romania

474

472

475

1


3


Norway

498


461

-37

ê



Moldova, Republic of


469

460



-9


Cypus

468

476

459

-9


-17

ê

Macedonia, Republic of


447

435



-12

ê

Jordan


428

424



-4


Iran, Islamic Republic of

418

422

411

-7


-11

ê

Indonesia


403

411



8


Tunisia


448

410



-38

ê

Chile


392

387



-5


Philippines


345

378



33

é

South Africa


275

264



-11

ê