Testing for Civic Knowledge

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The IEA tested 90,000 14-year-olds in 28 countries on their civics knowledge, engagement, and attitudes. Scores are on a 160-point scale.

Country	Score
Poland	111
Finland	109
Cyprus	108
Greece	108
Hong Kong¹	107
United States	106
Italy	105
Slovak Republic	105
Norway²	103
Czech Republic	103
Australia	102
Hungary	102
Slovenia	101
Denmark²	100
International Sample	100
Germany³	100
Russian Federation¹	100
England⁴	99
Sweden⁴	99
Switzerland	98
Bulgaria	98
Portugal⁵	96
Belgium (French)²	95
Estonia	94
Lithuania	94
Romania	92
Latvia	92
Chile	88
Colombia	86
NOTES: 1. Countries did not meet age/grade specification. 2. Countries’ overall participation rate after replacement less than 85 percent. 3. National Desired Population does not cover all International Desired Population. 4. Countries with testing date at beginning of school year. SOURCE: “Citizenship and Education in Twenty-Eight Countries,” International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2001.

A version of this article appeared in the March 21, 2001 edition of Education Week as Testing for Civic Knowledge

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