{
  "id": 6269857,
  "title": "'Catastrophic event on historic scale': Israel plunges in PISA rankings with worst-ever test scores",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/catastrophic-event-on-historic-scale-israel-plunges-in-pisa-rankings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:10:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-907935"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli students have achieved their lowest-ever scores in the international Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), officials declared the results a \"catastrophic event on a historic scale.\" The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published the findings on Tuesday, revealing that no improvement was made in any of the three subjects tested: science, reading, and mathematics. Israeli students fell eight places in science, seven in reading, and six in mathematics compared to the previous PISA tests in 2022. In science, they ranked 44th, while in reading and mathematics, they placed 37th and 43rd, respectively. The results were significantly lower than in 2018, 2015, and 2012. While social disparities in Israel do not fully explain the poor outcomes, the gap between high and low-performing students did not change significantly in mathematics or science between 2022 and 2025.",
  "summary": "Across all three subjects, Israel's 2025 PISA results were the lowest ever recorded for the country and were significantly lower than those recorded in 2018, 2015, and 2012.",
  "key_points": [
    "Israeli students scored lowest in PISA history",
    "No improvement in science, reading, mathematics",
    "Rankings dropped 8, 7, and 6 places respectively"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "PISA test reveals alarming drop in reading and math skills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/pisa-test-reveals-alarming-drop-in-reading-and-math-skills",
        "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."
}