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December 22, 2005
Table 1:
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Average Test Scores of Native and Immigrant
Adults in the U.S. and 17 High Income Countries |
|
Demographic Group |
U.S. |
17-high Income Countries |
Difference |
U.S. Rank
Among 17 Countries |
|
Native born |
284 |
276 |
8 |
10th |
|
Foreign born |
210 |
226 |
-16 |
16th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Native born |
|
|
|
|
|
High School Dropout |
225 |
243 |
-18 |
15th |
|
HS Graduate or higher |
295 |
294 |
1 |
13th |
|
Foreign born |
|
|
|
|
|
High School Dropout |
149 |
177 |
-28 |
16th |
|
HS Graduate or higher |
243 |
258 |
-15 |
17th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note: Composite scores are the average of prose,
document, and quantitative literacy test
results. |
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Source: Educational Testing Service, "The
Twin Challenges of Mediocrity and Inequality,"
February 2002.Table 12. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
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