SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026|No. 16667
Education · Global

Global Test Scores Hit Record Lows, Raising Concerns for Future Generations

Recent PISA test results reveal the worst performance since 2000, with scores continuing to decline even after the pandemic.

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Students take standardized tests in a classroom setting. · Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash
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Schools in RICH countries are failing. The latest scores on PISA tests of reading, maths and science, released on September 8th, are the worst since the tests, administered by the OECD, began in 2000. Educators can no longer blame it all on covid-19 lockdowns, which badly messed up lessons and caused PISA grades to drop. The pandemic is now over, but scores have continued to fall roughly as fast. In 35 rich countries that take part in the tests, a typical 15-year-old now reads no better than a 14-year-old did a decade ago. A slow-motion disaster is under way.

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