This document summarizes the results of the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) comparing the performance of 15-year-old students in the United States to students in other participating countries in reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy. It finds that 18 countries had higher average scores than the US in one or more subjects, while 33 countries had lower average scores. For 13 countries, their students' scores were not measurably different from those of US students.

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45. Production
Photography
Video
Marketing
Advertising
Communic
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Design
Technology

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Travel
Agency
Food
Accommod
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Attractions
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Services &
Support
Guide/Tour
Transport

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Sports
Shop
Electronics
Vehicles
Fashion
Utilities
Decoration

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59. • Among all participants
o 18 had higher average scores
than the United States.
o 13 were not measurably
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o 33 had lower average scores.
SOURCE: Fleischman et al. (2010). Highlights From PISA 2009:
Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Reading,
Mathematics, and Science Literacy in an International Context
(NCES 2011-004) .