{
  "id": 6251324,
  "title": "Bildungstest: Pisa-Studie: Deutsche Ergebnisse so schlecht wie nie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/bildungstest-pisa-studie-deutsche-ergebnisse-so-schlecht-wie-nie",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T07:31:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/bildungstest-pisa-studie-deutsche-ergebnisse-so-schlecht-wie-nie/100252740.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The 2025 Pisa study, which tests the educational performance of 15-year-olds in mathematics, reading, and science, reveals that German students have performed at their lowest level since the inception of the international comparison study. The poor results in all three subjects are even worse than in the first Pisa study conducted in 2000. The study's lead researcher, Samuel Greiff from the Technical University of Munich, stated that he does not believe this marks the start of a new \"Pisa shock\" but acknowledges that Germany's competence levels are historically low. Factors contributing to Germany's poor performance include a changing student population and challenging learning conditions. According to Greiff, early childhood education and data-driven instruction development are essential in improving the situation. In 2025, one-quarter of around 6,700 tested German students lacked basic competencies in science, while a third struggled in reading and mathematics. In all three subjects, only less than 10% of students demonstrated particularly high competencies. Overall, German students scored an average of 486 points in science, 465 in reading, and 464 in mathematics. Although Germany's scores are comparable to the OECD average, the country's performance is worse than in other OECD nations such as Estonia, Canada, Switzerland, and Austria. The study also highlights that in Germany, school success is more dependent on the family background than in other countries. Since 2015, this gap has even widened. The connection between socioeconomic status and educational achievement in Germany is about three times stronger than in Canada. Only two out of 100 socially disadvantaged students perform well, while 25 out of 100 privileged students excel.",
  "summary": "Rund 6.700 Schülerinnen und Schüler wurden im vergangenen Jahr auf Kompetenzen wie Lesen, Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften getestet. Die Werte sind auch aus Sicht der Studienmacher ernüchternd.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Bildung: „Eindeutiger Abwärtstrend“ – Deutschland bei Pisa-Studie so schlecht wie noch nie",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/bildung-eindeutiger-abwartstrend-deutschland-bei-pisa-studie-so",
        "published": "2026-09-08T07:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}