{
  "id": 6264144,
  "title": "Pisa 2025: Sains, bacaan meningkat tetapi matematik merosot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/pisa-2025-sains-bacaan-meningkat-tetapi-matematik-merosot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/08/pisa-2025-sains-bacaan-meningkat-tetapi-matematik-merosot"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Menteri Pendidikan Malaysia, Fadhlina Sidek, revealed the results of the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) in a media briefing attended by the Chief Advisor on Education, Mohd Azam Ahmad. The performance of Malaysian students in the fields of science and reading has improved in the latest Pisa report, but the achievement in mathematics has declined, said Fadhlina. Science scores rose by three points to 419 while reading scores increased by five points to 393. Mathematics, however, decreased by 11 points to 397.\n\nFadhlina noted that the improvements in science and reading are deemed positive developments, especially considering the country's average performance in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) which also shows a decline in reading. \"The achievement of Malaysian students in science is rising. The achievement in reading also increased, while the average OECD score itself shows a decline. This is a progress we should appreciate,\" she stated during the media briefing on the Pisa 2025 results at the Ministry of Education (MOE). Nevertheless, she emphasized that the decline in mathematics performance requires more serious attention and cannot be viewed as just a change in one cycle of assessment. \"Our mathematics score has declined, and this decline cannot be seen as just a change in one cycle. We need to look at this issue more seriously, not in a defensive manner,\" she added.\n\nIn the Computational Problem Solving domain, Malaysia scored 484 points, placing it among the six countries that exceeded expectations. Fadhlina said, the Pisa 2025 findings also indicate that Malaysian students feel they receive strong support from teachers, which she termed as a positive development to further strengthen the education system. However, she noted that parental support for children's learning showed a decline. \"For me, this is not about finding who should be blamed. It's about listening to what children need from the adults around them,\" she said.\n\nFadhlina said the MOE will investigate the Pisa 2025 results domain by domain first, while the overall Malaysia standing will be announced later.",
  "summary": "Menteri Pendidikan Fadhlina Sidek umum domain utama sains catat 419 mata, bacaan 393 dan matematik 397.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pisa 2025: Sains, bacaan meningkat tetapi matematik merosot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/pisa-2025-sains-bacaan-meningkat-tetapi-matematik-merosot-6264967",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:20:00.000Z"
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  "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."
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