ICILS 2023 SELECTED RESULTS

Explore selected results from ICILS (International Computer and Information Literacy Study) 2023 through interactive tables on computer and information literacy (CIL) and computational thinking (CT). Use the sections below to navigate by topic and examine patterns across countries, students, and learning contexts.

Each table can be found in the ICILS 2023 International Report, using its table number and page reference.

National and School Contexts for CIL and CT Education

Extent to which CIL and CT are integrated within national curricula.

Emphases in national curricula of teaching aspects related to CIL and ICT use

Table 2.3, p. 49

Student Achievement in CIL and CT

Distributions of CIL and CT scale scores within and across countries, as well as the percentages of students achieving at each level of the CIL and CT proficiency scales.

Country averages and distribution for CIL

Table 5.1, p.108

Percentage of students at each CIL proficiency level across countries

Table 5.2, p.109

Changes in average CIL achievement across ICILS cycles

Table 5.3, p.111

Changes in percentages of students at Level 2 or above across ICILS cycles

Table 5.4, p.112

Country averages and distribution for CT

Table 5.5, p.113

Percentage of students at each CT proficiency level across countries

Table 5.6, p.114

Changes in average CT achievement since 2018

Table 5.7, p.115

Correlations between CIL and CT and average CT performance for students at each CIL proficiency level

Table 5.8, p.117

Relationships Between CIL, CT, and Student Background

Relationships between student achievement in CIL and CT and student background characteristics, including gender, parental education, and access to home computer resources.

CIL achievement by gender

Table 6.1, p. 122

CT achievement by gender

Table 6.2, p. 123

CIL achievement by parental education

Table 6.7, p. 131

CT achievement by parental education

Table 6.8, p. 132

CIL achievement by access to computers to do schoolwork

Table 6.9, p. 134

CT achievement by access to computers to do schoolwork

Table 6.10, p.136

Students’ Engagement with Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)

Students’ use of ICT and their learning of internet-related tasks outside school, including national scale score averages and correlations with CIL and CT achievement.

Students' use of ICT

Table 7.3, p. 147

National scale score averages indicating the extent of learning about internet related tasks outside school, and correlation with CIL and CT achievement

Table 7.13, p. 167

Principals’ Reports on the Use of Generative AI Tools in Schools

School principals’ perceptions of the use of generative AI tools, including perceived impacts on students and teachers.

School principals’ perceptions of potentially positive impacts of ChatGPT or similar tools on the work of students

Table 9.4, p. 193

School principals’ perceptions of potentially negative impacts of ChatGPT or similar tools on the work of students

Table 9.5, p. 196

School principals’ perceptions of potentially positive impacts of ChatGPT or similar tools on the work of teachers

Table 9.6, p. 198