TIMSS 2019 International Database
The TIMSS 2019 International Database is available to researchers, analysts, and any individuals interested in the data collected and analyzed as part of TIMSS 2019. The database includes student achievement data as well as student, home, teacher, school, and national context data for 64 countries and 8 benchmarking participants. TIMSS 2019 is the seventh assessment cycle of TIMSS since 1995, providing 24 years of trends in mathematics and science achievement at the fourth and eighth grades.
The entire database and its supporting documents are described in the TIMSS 2019 User Guide for the International Database, 2nd Edition (Fishbein, Foy, & Yin, 2021) and its three supplements. The data can be analyzed using the downloadable IEA IDB Analyzer (Version 4.0), an application developed by IEA Hamburg to facilitate the analysis of TIMSS data.
The public use version of the database is provided below along with supporting documentation. A restricted use version of the TIMSS 2019 International Database is available to users who require access to variables removed from the public use version (see Chapter 2 of the User Guide). Users who require access to the restricted use version to conduct their analyses should contact the IEA through its Study Data Repository.
TIMSS 2019 International Database Downloads*
User Guide
Supplement 1 - International Versions of the TIMSS 2019 Context Questionnaires
Supplement 2 - National Adaptations of the International Context Questionnaires
Supplement 3 - Variables Derived from the Student, Home, Teacher, and School Context Data
Achievement Items
International Database
*As of October 27, 2021, the TIMSS 2019 International Database now includes data files and accompanying documentation for eTIMSS with Problem Solving and Inquiry (PSI). See User Guide, 2nd Edition for more information.
*As of December 1, 2021, an environmental awareness scale is now included in the TIMSS 2019 International Database. See User Guide, 2nd Edition for more information.
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