Supporting students in and beyond the classroom is key

Socio-economically disadvantaged students in OECD countries are seven times more likely on average than advantaged students not to achieve basic mathematics proficiency.

However, across the OECD, 10% of disadvantaged students scored in the top quarter of mathematics performance in their own country. Some countries/economies ensure that students attain a high level of mathematics performance despite socio-economic background. In Macao (China), the most socio-economically disadvantaged students scored higher than the OECD average.

Boys outperformed girls in mathematics by 9 points but girls surpassed boys in reading by 24 points on average.

Discover more: PISA 2022 results