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PROGRESS IN INTERNATIONAL READING LITERACY STUDY (PIRLS) 
Aziza Amonova
student of the Faculty of Primary Education of
Jizzakh State Pedagogical University 
 
Annotation: 
This article reviews the achievements of the PIRLS international 
assessment program. The purpose, components of this program are mentioned. The 
procedure for conducting Reading Literacy, which is considered the main focus of the 
International Assessment Program is noted 
Key words: 
education system, literacy, purpose, components, reading literacy, 
assesment, questionnaire 
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is a large international 
comparative study of the reading literacy of fourth-grade students. The study is conducted by 
the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), with 
national sponsors in each participating education system (previously referred to as education 
systems). The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), in the Institute of Education 
Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education, is responsible for the implementation of PIRLS 
in the United States. Reading literacy is one of the most important abilities that students 
acquire as they progress through their early school years. It is the foundation for learning 
across all subjects, it can be used for recreation and for personal growth, and it equips young 
children with the ability to participate fully in their communities and the larger society. 
Participants in PIRLS include both countries and subnational entities, both of which are 
referred to as education systems. PIRLS focuses on the achievement and reading experiences 
of children in grades equivalent to fourth grade in the United States. The study includes a 
written test of reading comprehension and a series of questionnaires focusing on the factors 
associated with the development of reading literacy. PIRLS was administered in 2001 to 
students in 35 education systems, in 2006 to students in 45 education systems, in 2011 to 
students in 53 education systems, and in 2016 to students in 61 education systems.[1] 
Purpose
PIRLS is a carefully constructed reading assessment, consisting of a test of the 
reading literacy of fourth-grade students and questionnaires to collect information pertaining 
to fourth grade students’ reading literacy evaluation. PIR
LS has four goals: (1) develop 
internationally valid instruments for measuring reading literacy suitable for establishing 
internationally comparable literacy levels in each of the participating education systems; (2) 
describe on one scale the literacy profiles of fourth-graders in school in each of the 
participating education systems; (3) describe the reading habits of fourth-graders in each 
participating education system; and (4) identify the home, school, and societal factors 
associated with the literacy levels and reading habits of fourth-graders in school.