Moldova's mean scores from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) for fourth-grade students. The data is produced by the TIMS & PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College's Lynch School of Education and has been collected every five years since 2001. It is reported by the Local Education Group (LEG) and aggregated by the Global Partnership for Education.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in Moldova's mean_reading_score over the five-year assessment cycles from 2001 onward.
- Benchmark Moldova's performance against other countries using the reported PIRLS achievement metric.
- Model the relationship between assessment year and national reading literacy scores for primary students.
Strengths
- Data is part of a standardized international assessment conducted every five years since 2001.
- Scores are calculated and reported by a recognized international study center at Boston College.
Limitations
- Dataset scope is limited to a single country (Moldova) and a single grade level (4).
- The five-year interval between data points provides low temporal resolution for trend analysis.
- Specific sample sizes, demographic breakdowns, and raw student-level data are not provided.
Provenance
- Source
- TIMS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College's Lynch School of Education.
- Collection Method
- Mean score calculated from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) assessment.
- Time Range
- Assessments conducted every five years starting from 2001.
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Moldova.