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Can you do the Math?


U.S. teenagers trail students in other countries when it comes to math, according to international testing on the math skills of 15-year-olds.
COUNTRIES BY RANK

                   % in top        % in bottom
                scoring groups    scoring groups

(1)
Hong Kong            30.7%             10.4%
(2)
Finland              23.4%              6.8%
(3)
South Korea          24.8%              9.6%
(4)
Netherlands          25.5%              11%
(5)
Liechtenstein        25.6%             12.3%
(6)
Japan                24.3%             13.3%
(7)
Canada               20.3%             10.1%
(28)
United States         10%              25.7%

SOURCE: ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION & DEVELOPMENT.

Note: Table made from bar chart.
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Title Annotation:Education
Publication:New York Times Upfront
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Jan 24, 2005
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