Dozens beat US in PISA 2025 student tests
The OECD's PISA 2025 results show many countries outscored the United States as 15-year-olds were tested in reading, math and science across 91 countries and economies. China led math with 612 and Singapore led reading with 535, while the U.S. sample of about 4,600 students scored 490 in reading and 463 in math. The report documents a decade-long decline across developed systems, a rise in low performers, and mixed effects from device and AI use in classrooms. The U.S. results carry a caveat because its sample fell short of response-rate targets, limiting some subgroup analysis.
U.S. 15-year-olds scored below many countries on PISA 2025.
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PISA tests 15-year-olds every three years. The 2025 cycle measured reading, math and science and added questions on AI and device use. Results show long-term declines and a note that the United States had sampling shortfalls that could…
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