The Programme for International Student Assessment found Scotland had dropped 18 points in maths since the tests were last administered in 2018 – the equivalent of nearly an entire year of schooling. Andreas Schleicher, the OECD’s education director, said “structural” problems with education systems were a more important factor than Covid for the drop in performance, adding: “I think the …
Students throughout the world have fallen behind on reading and maths during the pandemic, but Australian teens have managed to buck the trend. Rather than dipping, Australia's results in maths, science and reading have actually held steady since 2018, according to the latest international education rankings. OECD: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development collects data from its 38 member …
