World Bank · Education

Kuwait: TIMSS: Fourth grade students reaching the advanced international benchmark of mathematics achievement

1percent · 2019

TIMSS: Fourth grade students reaching the advanced international benchmark of mathematics achievement (%) is the share of 4th grade students scoring at least 625 on the mathematics assessment. Students at this benchmark can apply their understanding and knowledge in a variety of relatively complex situations and explain their reasoning. They can solve a variety of multi-step word problems involving whole numbers. Students at this level show an increasing understanding of fractions and decimals. They can apply knowledge of a range of two- and three-dimensional shapes in a variety of situations. They can interpret and represent data to solve multi-step problems. Data reflect country performance in the stated year according to TIMSS reports, but may not be comparable across years or countries. Consult the TIMSS website for more detailed information: http://timss.bc.edu/ Annual figures for Kuwait from 1995 to 2019.