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Table 2 Average scientific literacy of migrant pupils per country of destination and country of origin (N = 9.279)

From: Migrant pupils’ scientific performance: the influence of educational system features of origin and destination countries

	Destination countries
*Origin countries*	AU	AT	BE	CH	DE	DK	EL	FI	LI	LU	LV	NL	NO	NZ	PT	SC	Mean
Albania	0	412	0	359	0	0	434	0	358	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	404
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	548	0	0	548
Austria	0	0	0	495	0	0	0	0	554	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	519
Belarus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	504	0	0	0	0	0	504
Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	528	0	0	0	0	0	0	528
Bosnia Herzegovina	0	445	0	0	451	421	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	440
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	464	0	464
Cap Verde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	380	0	0	0	0	0	0	380
China	562	518	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	547	458	483	552
Congo	0	0	427	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	427
Croatia	0	458	0	0	433	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	451
France	0	0	448	507	0	0	0	0	446	505	0	0	0	0	0	0	488
Germany	0	521	508	549	0	0	0	0	550	532	0	504	0	0	0	0	526
India	551	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	541	551
Italy	0	0	0	443	415	0	0	0	445	430	0	0	0	0	0	0	438
Rep. of Korea	514	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	528	0	0	521
Morocco	0	0	438	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	438
Netherlands	0	0	522	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	522
New Zealand	508	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	508
Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	383	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	454	412
Philippines	512	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	512
Portugal	0	0	0	454	0	0	0	0	445	420	0	0	0	0	0	0	428
Russia	0	0	0	0	466	0	0	550	0	0	496	0	0	0	0	0	493
Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	425	0	0	425
Serbia Montenegro	0	426	0	427	414	0	0	0	417	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	420
South Africa	541	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	541
Spain	0	0	0	466	0	0	0	0	516	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	467
Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	522	0	0	0	0	465	0	0	0	477
Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	521	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	521
Turkey	0	380	414	425	411	374	0	0	389	0	0	466	0	0	0	0	429
Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	472	0	0	0	0	0	472
United Kingdom	542	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	569	0	0	550
United States	571	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	571
Vietnam	518	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	518
Mean migrants	536	437	453	444	438	388	434	522	498	455	492	472	444	525	464	474	468
Mean natives	524	525	527	527	531	501	480	565	540	512	495	540	492	537	482	516	518
Difference (I-N)	12	−88	−74	−83	−93	−113	−46	−43	−42	−67	−3	−68	−48	−12	−18	−42	−50

Notes: Destination countries: AU = Australia; AT = Austria; BE = Belgium; CH = Switzerland; DE = Germany; DK = Denmark; EL = Greece; FI = Finland; LI = Liechtenstein; LU = Luxembourg; LV = Latvia: NL = Netherlands; NO = Norway; NZ = New Zealand; PT = Portugal; SC = Scotland.
Source: PISA 2006.

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