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maltatoday SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 2017 News 5 – an average of 11 years – is signifi- cantly lower than the international average of 17 years. This shows that Maltese schools are staffed by relatively young teachers, but the report says that the relation between students' reading attain- ment and teaching experience du- ration of teachers is weak. However, the percentage of Mal- tese teachers completing a Masters' degree or PhD (7%) is significantly lower than the international aver- age (26%), although the percentage of Maltese teachers with a Bach- elor's degree (84%) is significantly higher than the international aver- age (60%). While the total instructional hours per year in Maltese schools, which averages about 942 hours, is significantly higher than the in- ternational average of 898 hours, the mean duration allocated to language instruction each year is only 178 hours. This includes read- ing, writing, speaking, literature, and other language skills, with the international average being 242 hours. 2131 2020 I bov.com Stuck for a gift idea this Christmas? Purchase a BOV Mastercard Prepaid Card, the ideal gift for your loved ones. Issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c., 58, Triq San Żakkarija, Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1130 Terms and conditions apply. your choice for the right gift this Christmas BOV CARDS most 12% said that they get hit or hurt physically on a weekly basis. Reading literacy is defined by PIRLS as the ability to under- stand and use those written lan- guage forms required by society and valued by the individual. The sample was drawn from the population of students aged 10 years old who attended pri- mary school. Maltese schools rates low Russian Federation 581 Singapore 576 Hong Kong SAR 569 Ireland 567 Finland 566 Poland 565 Northern Ireland 565 Norway 559 Chinese Taipei 559 England 559 Latvia 558 Sweden 555 Hungary 554 Bulgaria 552 United States 549 Lithuania 548 Italy 548 Denmark 547 Macao SAR 546 Netherlands 545 Australia 544 Czech Republic 543 Canada 543 Slovenia 542 Austria 541 Germany 537 Kazakhstan 536 Slovak Republic 535 Israel 530 Portugal 528 Spain 528 Belgium (Flemish) 525 New Zealand 523 France 511 Belgium (French) 497 Chile 494 Georgia 488 Trinidad and Tobago 479 Azerbaijan 472 MALTA 452 United Arab Emirates 450 Bahrain 446 Qatar 442 Saudi Arabia 430 Iran, Islamic Rep. of 428 Oman 418 Kuwait 393 Morocco 358 Egypt 339 South Africa 320 PIRLS 2006 average score by country