Beyond the obvious: Nothing learned from Pisa
The current Pisa study not only follows the negative trend of recent years, but confirms the German education crisis at a record low.
Germany has received its worst results yet in the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which evaluates the skills of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics, and science. The country's scores have dropped significantly since 2022, with declines of 7 points in science, 15 points in reading, and 11 points in mathematics.
Around 21% of German students are considered low achievers in all three subjects, and the country's socio-economic inequality is particularly pronounced, with a 125-point gap between the most and least advantaged quarters in science, compared to an OECD average of 85 points. The socio-economic background explains 19% of performance differences in Germany, compared to 12% on average in the OECD.
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