Figure CRF5.2 shows the average reading scores for this group and for grade five students in Federated States of Micronesia in previous PILNA cycles. The average reading scores in 2021 were lower than those in 2015 and 2018. The standard deviation for the average reading scores in 2021 was higher than in the previous two cycles. This means that the spread of grade five overall reading scores was wider in 2021 than in previous years.

Standard deviation shows how close data points are to the average. A lower standard deviation means that data points are, overall, closer to the average; a higher standard deviation means that data points are, overall, further away from the average.