Figure CRF6.2 shows the average reading scores for this group and for year six students in Fiji in previous PILNA cycles. In 2021, the score was about the same as in 2018, while the standard deviation for average year six reading scores in 2021 (SD = 72.27) was slightly higher than in 2018 (SD = 67.73). This shows that the spread of year six reading scores in PILNA 2021 was slightly wider 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.