Table 7 from: Chapter 3 of Globalisation Of Education Policies: Extent Of External Influences On Contemporary Universal Primary Education Policies In Papua New Guinea - by: © Thomas Webster - University of Papua New Guinea Press, July 2000. 1SBN: 9980-084-094-3
Table 7 - Average Test Scores of Students in Three Subjects by Per Capita Income Levels
Economy |
Reading Comprehension |
Arithmetic |
General Science |
General Science |
(Grade 6, |
(Grade 8, |
(Grade 6, |
(Grade 4-6, |
|
High Income |
70 |
52 |
55 |
57 |
Upper Middle Income |
55 |
54 |
43 |
53 |
Low and Lower Middle Incomes |
49 |
39 |
40 |
36 |
Source: Adapted from Lockheed and Verspoor (1991:13).