Amidst unprecedented performance drop, some education systems buck the trend

Eighteen countries and economies performed above the OECD average in mathematics, reading and science in 2022.

Between 2018 and 2022, mean performance in mathematics across OECD countries fell by a record 15 points. Reading fell 10 points, twice the previous record, whereas science performance did not change significantly.

On average, reading and science trajectories had been falling for a decade, though math had remained stable between 2003-2018. Colombia, Macao (China), Peru and Qatar improved in all three subjects on average since they began to take part in PISA.

Discover more: PISA 2022 results