ever reading and maths results in international PISA test
Australian students continue to face a long-term decline in reading and mathematics scores according to the latest PISA results, despite a slight stabilization in science. Students are now significantly behind their peers from two decades ago in terms of learning progress.
Why it matters
The persistent decline in core competencies highlights systemic challenges in the Australian education system that may impact future workforce readiness.
Australian students' PISA scores in maths, reading and science have continued a 20-year-decline. ( ABC News: Keane Bourke )
Australia's reading and maths results in a major international high school test have continued a 20-year decline.
Australian 15-year-olds have sat the Programme for International Student Assessment exams every three years since 2000.
Australia's test scores have been in decline for two decades, but other OECD countries are declining faster.
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While the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) exams showed a slight improvement in science results since the last test in 2022 , Australia's long-term learning decline continued overall.
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