| Countries | Average scale score* | Mean age |
| Russian Federation | 565(3.4) | 10.8 |
| Hong Kong SAR | 564(2.4) | 10.0 |
| Singapore | 558(2.9) | 10.4 |
| Luxembourg | 557(1.1) | 11.4 |
| Italy | 551(2.9) | 9.7 |
| Hungary | 551(3.0) | 10.7 |
| Sweden | 549(2.3) | 10.9 |
| Germany | 548(2.2) | 10.5 |
| Netherlands | 547(1.5) | 10.3 |
| Belgium (Flemish) | 547(2.0) | 10.0 |
| Bulgaria | 547(4.4) | 10.9 |
| Denmark | 546(2.3) | 10.9 |
| Latvia | 541(2.3) | 11.0 |
| United States | 540(3.5) | 10.1 |
| England | 539 (2.6) | 10.3 |
| Austria | 538(2.2) | 10.3 |
| Lithuania | 537(1.6) | 10.7 |
| Chinese Taipei | 535(2.0) | 10.1 |
| New Zealand | 532(2.0) | 10.0 |
| Slovak Republic | 531(2.8) | 10.4 |
| Scotland | 527(2.8) | 9.9 |
| France | 522(2.1) | 10.0 |
| Slovenia | 522(2.1) | 9.9 |
| Poland | 519(2.4) | 9.9 |
| Spain | 513(2.5) | 9.9 |
| Israel | 512(3.3) | 10.1 |
| Iceland | 511 (1.3) | 9.8 |
| Pirls scale average | 500 | |
| Moldova, Rep. of | 500(3.0) | 10.9 |
| Belgium (French) | 500(2.6) | 9.9 |
| Norway | 498(2.6) | 9.8 |
| Romania | 489(5.0) | 10.9 |
| Georgia | 471(3.1) | 10.1 |
| Macedonia, Rep. of | 442(4.1) | 10.6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 436(4.9) | 10.1 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. of | 421(3.1) | 10.2 |
| Indonesia | 405(4.1) | 10.4 |
| Qatar | 353(1.1) | 9.8 |
| Kuwait | 330(4.2) | 9.8 |
| Morocco | 323(5.9) | 10.8 |
| South Africa | 302 (5.6) | 11.9 |
| Source: Readers and Reading, National Report for England 2006, DCSF | ||
*The Pirls reading achievement scale was established in PIRLS 2001 to have a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100.
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