A Summary of Canadian Results
PISA 2015
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PISA 2015 by the numbers
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PISA 2015 in Canada
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What is in a PISA test?
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Canadian students continue to
perform well in a global context.
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PISA 2015 Science Results
Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.
Three provinces are near the very
top in science.
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In Canada, there are variations between
provinces in science.
Above Canadian average
British Columbia
Alberta
Quebec
At the Canadian average
Ontario
Below the Canadian average
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland and Labrador
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As was the case in previous
PISA cycles …
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PISA 2015 Reading Results
Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.
…Canadian students performed
near the very top in reading.
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PISA 2015 Reading Results
Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.
In mathematics, Canadian students
also performed very well…
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PISA 2015 Mathematics
Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.
… but there was more variability
between provinces.
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Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.
Only three countries achieved higher results
than Canada in science, one in reading, and
six in mathematics.
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Countries performing better than or as well as Canada
in science, reading, and mathematics
Better than Canada As well as Canada
Science Singapore, Japan, Estonia Chinese Taipei, Finland, Macao-China, Vietnam, Hong Kong-China, BSJG-China
Reading Singapore Hong Kong-China, Finland, Ireland
Mathematics Singapore, Hong Kong-China,
Macao-China, Chinese Taipei,
Japan, BSJG-China
Korea, Switzerland, Estonia, the
Netherlands, Denmark, Finland
Almost 90% of Canadian students
achieve the baseline level in science.
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Almost 90% of Canadian students
achieve the baseline level in science.
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4% more than the OECD average reached Level 5 and above.
Almost 90% of Canadian students
achieve the baseline level in science.
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10% more than the OECD average reached Level 2 and above.
The proportions of high and low performers
in science varied across provinces.
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Canadian boys and girls perform
equally well in science…
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527 points 528 points
… but the gender gap in reading persists,
with a smaller difference in mathematics.
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-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Mathematics
Reading
PISA point difference
PISA 2015 – Difference by gender for the minor domains
Boys have a 9-point advantage over girls in mathematics.
Girls have a 26-point advantage over boys in reading.
There are significant differences in science
achievement by language of the school system
in most provinces… but not in Canada overall.
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526 points 533 points
There are large differences in science
achievement by language of the school system
in most provinces… but not in Canada overall.
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526
518
508
514
526
501
541
539
533
477
502
540
486
473
504
532
300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
BritishColumbia
PISA 2015 – Science Achievement by Language of the School System
English
French
28 points
42 points
26 points
39 points
37 points
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
There are significant differences in reading and
mathematics achievement by language of the
school system in most provinces.
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527 519 509 523 529 501 534 536 526 462 493 533 476 461 487 516 300
400
500
600
700
Canada Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Alberta British Columbia
PISA 2015 – Reading Results by Language of the School System
English
French
509 497 488 505 510 489 512 522 542 491 505 549 496 482 503 531 300
400
500
600
700
Canada Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Alberta British Columbia
PISA 2015 – Mathematics Results by Language of the School System
English
French
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
Over the past nine years, Canadian scores in
science have remained relatively stable…
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534 529 525 528
440
460
480
500
520
540
560
2006 2009 2012 2015
PISA Science 2006 – 2015 Canadian results over time
… but provincially, science results have
decreased in four provinces.
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-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
PISA point difference between 2006 and 2015
PISA Science 2006 – 2015 Provincial change over time
Decrease in performance between 2006 and 2015
Increase in performance between 2006 and 2015
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
In reading, the downward trend observed
since 2000 stopped in 2015…
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534 528 527 524
523 527
440
460
480
500
520
540
560
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
PISA Reading 2000 – 2015 Canadian results over time
… while it has decreased significantly in
two provinces over these 15 years.
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-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
PISA point difference between 2000 and 2015
PISA Reading 2000 – 2015 Provincial change over time
Decrease in performance between 2000 and 2015
Increase in performance between 2000 and 2015
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
In mathematics, the downward trend observed
since 2003 persisted in 2015…
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532 527 527
518 516
440
460
480
500
520
540
560
2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
PISA Mathematics 2003 – 2015 Canadian results over time
… while it has dropped significantly in all
provinces except in Quebec and
Prince Edward Island.
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-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
PISA point difference between 2003 and 2015
PISA Mathematics 2003 – 2015 Provincial change over time
Decrease in performance between 2003 and 2015
Increase in performance between 2003 and 2015
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
In Canada, there is no difference in science
achievement based on the immigration status of
students.
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530
533
530
300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700
Students born in Canada
Second-generation immigrant students
First-generation immigrant students
PISA 2015 – Science Achievement by Immigration Status in Canada
14%
16%
70%
In Canada, there has been little change over
time in the proportion of low and high
achievers in science.
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PISA 2015 – Proportion of Low and High Achievers in Science over time in Canada
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
Canadian results in science are characterized
by relatively high levels of achievement and
equity.
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PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education, Volume I (Paris: OECD 2016).
Canadian results in science are characterized
by relatively high levels of achievement and
equity.
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Adapted from Figure I.6.6 in PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education, Volume I (Paris: OECD 2016).
Canadian student participation
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81% for Canada (weighted value)
78.6%
77.3% 81.4% 83.4%
81.9% 81.5% 82.3%
80.9%
88.0%
80.9%
Canadian school participation
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79% for Canada
92.3% 80.4% 92.6%
92.4% 81.9% 51.7%
96.0% 98.7%
99.3%
97.0%
7 per cent of Canadian students
were exempted from writing PISA.
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Student exemptions – students with physical or intellectual disabilities or limited ability in the
language of the test do not participate in PISA .
14.3%
7.9% 4.8% 8.1%
6.8% 3.8% 8.4%
7.9%
14.3%
5.4%
PISA 2015
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“Only in Canada, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong (China), Japan, Macao (China) and Singapore do at least four out of five 15-year-old students master the baseline level of proficiency in science, reading and mathematics. These countries show that there are countries on nearly every continent that could achieve the goal of universal basic skills by 2030. At the same time, the small group of countries that has moved close to securing at least basic skills for all shows how much remains to be done in most countries – including some of the wealthiest OECD countries – to attain the Sustainable Development Goals.”
PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education (Paris: OECD 2016), p. 3.
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