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Table 5 Actual and potential percentage of students into PISA proficiency levels

From: Measuring the efficiency of public schools in Uruguay: main drivers and policy implications

Description

2009

2012

Actual %

Potential %

Actual %

Potential %

Students under the minimum “competence threshold” in mathematics

54.7

41.5

67.2

48.5

Top-performing students in mathematics

20.7

30.7

12.6

24.5

Students under the minimum “competence threshold” in reading

49.7

38.2

58.8

42.9

Top-performing students in reading

21.9

31.3

13.6

26.9

Students under the minimum “competence threshold” in at least one area

63.9

52.4

73.5

57.4

Top-performing students in at least one area

29.8

42.9

19.0

35.0

  1. Source: authors’ estimations based on PISA 2009 and PISA 2012 databases