Table

Distribution of pupils by mastering levels in national tests in 8th grade, by parents' educational attainment level and the pupils' mastering level in the corresponding test in 5th grade three years before. Per cent1
2018
Mastering level EnglishMastering level reading NorwegianMastering level Mathematics
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1National tests in English in 5th grade were cancelled in 2011, therefore no results are presented.
The pupils' mastering level in 5th grade
All pupils
120.042.035.52.40.221.840.236.31.70.122.549.826.11.40.1
22.514.959.519.33.92.712.459.721.73.42.717.055.322.52.6
30.20.819.240.039.80.20.921.842.135.00.31.316.345.636.5
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade31.227.424.110.27.137.724.425.58.53.838.527.721.18.93.9
 
Parents do not have tertiary education
123.742.731.71.70.124.842.631.41.10.026.550.921.70.80.0
23.618.059.916.02.54.216.861.116.11.84.322.755.416.31.3
30.41.523.542.632.10.51.931.444.421.80.83.023.647.924.7
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade38.631.322.05.22.945.225.623.74.31.350.229.216.03.80.9
 
Parents have tertiary education
116.341.239.23.00.217.937.042.52.50.117.248.631.92.10.1
21.813.059.221.34.71.79.658.925.34.51.713.355.226.43.4
30.10.617.739.142.60.10.619.141.538.70.10.814.245.039.9
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade22.323.125.616.412.523.721.631.515.47.826.623.326.015.68.5
 
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown
115.245.636.13.20.026.044.428.80.80.028.549.021.30.80.4
22.215.662.714.35.13.318.460.315.82.23.523.354.916.71.6
30.70.719.733.345.63.41.725.435.633.91.14.430.033.331.1
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade29.025.826.311.27.748.227.717.54.91.731.930.924.39.43.4