| Country . | Percent of the 15-year-olds cohort both PISA eligiblea and above PISA Level 2 . | Percent of all 15-year-olds not eligible to be assessed (out of school or grade 6 or below) . | Average percent of assessed students at Level 2 or higher (public sector, weighted) . | Predicted propensity to reach Level 2, advantaged students at average ESCS (public sector) . | Predicted propensity to reach Level 2, advantaged, ESCS elite (+2 sd) students (public schools) . | Total gain to cohort achievement of SDG from bringing all children to (a) eligibilitya and (b) learning outcomes of advantaged elite ESCS . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 0.6% | 63.9% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 11.8% | 11.2% |
| Senegal | 1.5% | 71.0% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 4.9% |
| Paraguay | 3.1% | 44.2% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 17.4% | 14.3% |
| Guatemala | 2.5% | 52.5% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 18.2% | 15.8% |
| Cambodia | 2.6% | 71.7% | 9.1% | 13.1% | 23.6% | 21.1% |
| Honduras | 3.8% | 58.5% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 22.3% | 18.5% |
| Ecuador | 13.4% | 38.0% | 21.6% | 19.1% | 47.9% | 34.5% |
| Country . | Percent of the 15-year-olds cohort both PISA eligiblea and above PISA Level 2 . | Percent of all 15-year-olds not eligible to be assessed (out of school or grade 6 or below) . | Average percent of assessed students at Level 2 or higher (public sector, weighted) . | Predicted propensity to reach Level 2, advantaged students at average ESCS (public sector) . | Predicted propensity to reach Level 2, advantaged, ESCS elite (+2 sd) students (public schools) . | Total gain to cohort achievement of SDG from bringing all children to (a) eligibilitya and (b) learning outcomes of advantaged elite ESCS . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 0.6% | 63.9% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 11.8% | 11.2% |
| Senegal | 1.5% | 71.0% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 4.9% |
| Paraguay | 3.1% | 44.2% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 17.4% | 14.3% |
| Guatemala | 2.5% | 52.5% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 18.2% | 15.8% |
| Cambodia | 2.6% | 71.7% | 9.1% | 13.1% | 23.6% | 21.1% |
| Honduras | 3.8% | 58.5% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 22.3% | 18.5% |
| Ecuador | 13.4% | 38.0% | 21.6% | 19.1% | 47.9% | 34.5% |
Source: Authors’ calculations with PISA-D data.
Note: “Percent of the 15-year olds-cohort both PISA eligible and above PISA Level 2” refers to enrolled in grade 7 (or higher) at age 15 and above the global minimum standard of Level 2; “Percent of all 15-year-olds not eligible to be assessed (out of school or grade 6 or below)” refers to the share of 15-year-olds who are out of school or grade 6 or below; “Average percent of assessed students at Level 2 or higher (public sector, weighted)” refers to the average share of students who took the PISA test and performed at Level 2 or above; “Predicted Propensity to reach Level 2, Advantaged Students at Average ESCS (public sector)” refers to the share of students predicted to reach Level 2 performance and are advantaged students (according to the four dimensions considered: gender; rural location; immigrant status; language spoken at home) and have average socioeconomic status and are public-sector students; “Predicted Propensity to reach Level 2, Advantaged, ESCS Elite (+2 sd) students (public schools)” refers to the share of students predicted to reach Level 2 performance and are advantaged students (according to the four dimensions considered: gender, rural location, immigrant status, language spoken at home) and have elite socioeconomic status and are public-sector students;
“Total gain to cohort achievement of SDG from bringing all children to (a) eligibility and (b) learning outcomes of advantaged elite ESCS” refers to gains that would be achieved by bringing all children to eligibility and by giving them the same performance as the advantaged and socio-economic status elite.
aPISA eligible means enrolled in grade 7 (or higher) at age 15.
Results presented in this table are for mathematics, results for reading and science are available from the authors upon request.
| Country . | Percent of the 15-year-olds cohort both PISA eligiblea and above PISA Level 2 . | Percent of all 15-year-olds not eligible to be assessed (out of school or grade 6 or below) . | Average percent of assessed students at Level 2 or higher (public sector, weighted) . | Predicted propensity to reach Level 2, advantaged students at average ESCS (public sector) . | Predicted propensity to reach Level 2, advantaged, ESCS elite (+2 sd) students (public schools) . | Total gain to cohort achievement of SDG from bringing all children to (a) eligibilitya and (b) learning outcomes of advantaged elite ESCS . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 0.6% | 63.9% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 11.8% | 11.2% |
| Senegal | 1.5% | 71.0% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 4.9% |
| Paraguay | 3.1% | 44.2% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 17.4% | 14.3% |
| Guatemala | 2.5% | 52.5% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 18.2% | 15.8% |
| Cambodia | 2.6% | 71.7% | 9.1% | 13.1% | 23.6% | 21.1% |
| Honduras | 3.8% | 58.5% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 22.3% | 18.5% |
| Ecuador | 13.4% | 38.0% | 21.6% | 19.1% | 47.9% | 34.5% |
| Country . | Percent of the 15-year-olds cohort both PISA eligiblea and above PISA Level 2 . | Percent of all 15-year-olds not eligible to be assessed (out of school or grade 6 or below) . | Average percent of assessed students at Level 2 or higher (public sector, weighted) . | Predicted propensity to reach Level 2, advantaged students at average ESCS (public sector) . | Predicted propensity to reach Level 2, advantaged, ESCS elite (+2 sd) students (public schools) . | Total gain to cohort achievement of SDG from bringing all children to (a) eligibilitya and (b) learning outcomes of advantaged elite ESCS . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 0.6% | 63.9% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 11.8% | 11.2% |
| Senegal | 1.5% | 71.0% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 4.9% |
| Paraguay | 3.1% | 44.2% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 17.4% | 14.3% |
| Guatemala | 2.5% | 52.5% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 18.2% | 15.8% |
| Cambodia | 2.6% | 71.7% | 9.1% | 13.1% | 23.6% | 21.1% |
| Honduras | 3.8% | 58.5% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 22.3% | 18.5% |
| Ecuador | 13.4% | 38.0% | 21.6% | 19.1% | 47.9% | 34.5% |
Source: Authors’ calculations with PISA-D data.
Note: “Percent of the 15-year olds-cohort both PISA eligible and above PISA Level 2” refers to enrolled in grade 7 (or higher) at age 15 and above the global minimum standard of Level 2; “Percent of all 15-year-olds not eligible to be assessed (out of school or grade 6 or below)” refers to the share of 15-year-olds who are out of school or grade 6 or below; “Average percent of assessed students at Level 2 or higher (public sector, weighted)” refers to the average share of students who took the PISA test and performed at Level 2 or above; “Predicted Propensity to reach Level 2, Advantaged Students at Average ESCS (public sector)” refers to the share of students predicted to reach Level 2 performance and are advantaged students (according to the four dimensions considered: gender; rural location; immigrant status; language spoken at home) and have average socioeconomic status and are public-sector students; “Predicted Propensity to reach Level 2, Advantaged, ESCS Elite (+2 sd) students (public schools)” refers to the share of students predicted to reach Level 2 performance and are advantaged students (according to the four dimensions considered: gender, rural location, immigrant status, language spoken at home) and have elite socioeconomic status and are public-sector students;
“Total gain to cohort achievement of SDG from bringing all children to (a) eligibility and (b) learning outcomes of advantaged elite ESCS” refers to gains that would be achieved by bringing all children to eligibility and by giving them the same performance as the advantaged and socio-economic status elite.
aPISA eligible means enrolled in grade 7 (or higher) at age 15.
Results presented in this table are for mathematics, results for reading and science are available from the authors upon request.
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