Figure 1 Mean performance in reading literacy

Source:
Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish
Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for Educational
Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf
Figure 2 Percentage of students performing at each of the proficiency
levels
of reading literacy
Source:
Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish
Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for
Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf
Figure 3 Percentage of Finnish students at each on the proficiency
levels in different fields of reading literacy

Source:
Välijärvi & Linnakylä (ed.) 2002: Tulevaisuuden osaajat.
PISA 2000 Suomessa. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto.
(National report, Institute for Educational Research, University
of Jyväskylä)
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/PISA-RAPORTTIscreen.pdf
Figure 4 Gender differences in student performance in reading literacy in OECD countries

Source: Välijärvi & Linnakylä (ed.) 2002:
Tulevaisuuden osaajat. PISA 2000 Suomessa. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos,
Jyväskylän yliopisto. (National report, Institute
for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä)
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/PISA-RAPORTTIscreen.pdf
Figure 5 Proportions of males and females among the best performers
(at level 5) on the combined reading literacy scale

Source: Välijärvi & Linnakylä (ed.) 2002: Tulevaisuuden
osaajat. PISA 2000 Suomessa. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän
yliopisto. (National report, Institute for Educational Research,
University of Jyväskylä)
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/PISA-RAPORTTIscreen.pdf
Figure 6 Proportions of males and females among the
lowest performers (below level 1) on the combined reading literacy scale

Source: Välijärvi & Linnakylä (ed.) 2002: Tulevaisuuden
osaajat. PISA 2000 Suomessa. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän
yliopisto. (National report, Institute for Educational Research,
University of Jyväskylä)
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/PISA-RAPORTTIscreen.pdf
Figure 7 Variation in student performance between schools
and within schools on the combined reading literacy scale

Source: Knowledge and Skills for Life. First Results from the OECD Programme
for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2000. OECD Organisation for
Economic Co-Opereation and Development.
www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/44/53/33691596.pdf
Figure 8 Percentiles of schools on the combined reading literacy scale

Source: Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish
Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for Educational
Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf
Figure 9 Change in the combined reading literacy score per standard
deviation of the international socio-economic index of occupational
status

Source:
Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish
Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for Educational
Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf
Figure 10 Engagement in reading

Source:
Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish Success
in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for Educational Research,
University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf
Figure 11 Students borrowing books from a library at least once a month

Source:
Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The
Finnish Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It.
Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf
Figure 12 Attitudinal and background factors which explain students’ performance
in reading literacy in Finland and in OECD countries the most

Source:
Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2001: Suomen
tulevaisuuden osaajat. PISA 2000 -tutkimuksen ensituloksia.
Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto.
(National report, Institute for Educational Research, University
of Jyväskylä)
www.jyu.fi/ktl/pisa/PISA-SIS.PDF