PIRLS 2021 International Results in Reading

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About PIRLS 2021 (PDF)

1. Countries’ Reading Achievement (PDF)

2. Trends in Reading Achievement (PDF)

3. Relative Achievement in Reading Purposes and Comprehension Processes (PDF)

4. Performance at International Benchmarks (PDF)

5. Home Environment Support (PDF)

6. School Composition, Resources, and Climate (PDF)

7. Students’ Reading Attitudes and Behaviors (PDF)

Appendix A: Population Coverage and Sample Participation Rates (PDF)

Appendix B: Percentiles and Standard Deviations of Reading Achievement (PDF)

Appendix C: Organizations and Individuals Responsible for PIRLS 2021 (PDF)

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• PIRLS 2021 International Results in Reading Exhibits
  • About PIRLS 2021
    • 1. PIRLS 2021 Countries and Benchmarking Participants
    • PIRLS 2021 Group Adaptive Assessment Design
    • Weeks of Normal Primary School Operations Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • Parents’ Perceptions of Their Child’s Learning Progress During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • PIRLS 2021 Countries by Chronological Order of Data Collection
  • Countries’ Reading Achievement
    • 1.1 Average Reading Achievement and Scale Score Distributions – Assessed Fourth Grade Students at the End of the School Year
    • 1.2 Significance of Differences Between Countries’ Average Reading Achievement – Assessed Fourth Grade Students at the End of the School Year
    • 1.3 Average Reading Achievement and Scale Score Distributions – Includes Countries with Delayed Assessment
    • 1.4 Average Reading Achievement by Gender – Assessed Fourth Grade Students at the End of the School Year
    • 1.5 Average Reading Achievement by Gender – Includes Countries with Delayed Assessment
  • Trends in Reading Achievement
    • 2.1.1 Trend Plots of Average Reading Achievement – Assessed Fourth Grade Students at the End of the School Year
    • 2.1.2 Differences in Average Reading Achievement Across Assessment Years – Assessed Fourth Grade Students at the End of the School Year
    • 2.2.1 Trend Plots of Average Reading Achievement – Delayed Assessment of Fourth Grade Cohort at the Beginning of Fifth Grade
    • 2.2.2 Differences in Average Reading Achievement Across Assessment Years – Delayed Assessment of Fourth Grade Cohort at the Beginning of Fifth Grade
    • 2.3 Trend Plots of Average Reading Achievement by Gender – Assessed Fourth Grade Students at the End of the School Year
    • 2.4 Trend Plots of Average Reading Achievement by Gender – Delayed Assessment of Fourth Grade Cohort at the Beginning of Fifth Grade
  • School Composition, Resources, and Climate
    • 3.1 Relative Average Achievement in Reading Purposes – Assessed Fourth Grade Students at the End of the School Year
    • 3.2 Relative Average Achievement in Reading Purposes – Includes Countries with Delayed Assessment
    • 3.3 Relative Average Achievement in Comprehension Processes – Assessed Fourth Grade Students at the End of the School Year
    • 3.4 Relative Average Achievement in Comprehension Processes – Includes Countries with Delayed Assessment
  • Performance at PIRLS International Benchmarks
    • 4.1 Percentages of Students Reaching the PIRLS International Benchmarks – Assessed Fourth Grade Students at the End of the School Year
    • 4.2 Percentages of Students Reaching the PIRLS International Benchmarks – Includes Countries with Delayed Assessment
    • 4.3 Trends in the Distribution of Students Reaching the PIRLS International Benchmarks – Assessed Fourth Grade Students at the End of the School Year
    • 4.4 Trends in the Distribution of Students Reaching the PIRLS International Benchmarks – Delayed Assessment of Fourth Grade Cohort at the Beginning of Fifth Grade
  • Home Environment Support
    • 5.1 Home Socioeconomic Status
    • 5.2 Home Early Literacy Activities Before Primary School
    • 5.3 Parents Like Reading
    • 5.4 Could Do Early Literacy Tasks When Beginning Primary School
  • School Composition, Resources, and Climate
    • 6.1 School Composition by Socioeconomic Background of the Student Body
    • 6.2 Schools Where Students Begin the Primary Grades with Literacy Skills
    • 6.3 Instruction Affected by Reading Resource Shortages – Principals’ Reports
    • 6.4 School Emphasis on Academic Success – Principals’ Reports
    • 6.5 School Discipline – Principals’ Reports
  • Students’ Reading Attitudes and Behaviors
    • 7.1 Students Like Reading
    • 7.2 Students Like Reading by Gender
    • 7.3 Students Confident in Reading
    • 7.4 Students Confident in Reading by Gender
    • 7.5 Students Use Digital Devices to Find and Read Information
    • 7.6 Students Use Digital Devices to Find and Read Information by Gender
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A: Population Coverage and Sample Participation Rates
      • A.1 Information About the Students Assessed in PIRLS 2021
      • A.2 Coverage of PIRLS 2021 Target Population
      • A.3 School Sample Sizes
      • A.4 Student Sample Sizes
      • A.5 Participation Rates (Weighted)
      • A.6 Trends in Student Populations
    • Appendix B: Percentiles and Standard Deviations of Reading Achievement
      • B.1 Percentiles of Reading Achievement
      • B.2 Standard Deviations of Reading Achievement
    • Appendix C: Organizations and Individuals Responsible for PIRLS 2021
      • C.1 Organizations and Individuals Responsible for PIRLS 2021

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