New Education Performance Data Published: Asia Dominates

jones_supa writes "The latest PISA (Programme for International Assessment) results are out today. Since 2000, the OECD has attempted to evaluate the knowledge and skills of 15-year olds across the world through its PISA test. More than 510,000 students in 65 economies took part in the latest test, which covered math, reading and science, with the main focus on math — which the OECD state is a 'strong predictor of participation in post-secondary education and future success.' Asian countries outperform the rest of the world, according to the OECD, with Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Macau and Japan amongst the top performing countries and economies. Students in Shanghai performed so well in math that the OECD report compares their scoring to the equivalent of nearly three years of schooling above most OECD countries. The study shows also a slight gender cap: in all countries, boys generally perform a bit better than girls, but this applies only to math." Here's a spreadsheet listing each country's results. The U.S. ranked 26th in math (below average), 17th in reading (slightly above average), and 21st in science (slightly below average).

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USA

[coinreturn]

USA is 36-24-28. Sounds about right - top-heavy.

Re:USA

[AioKits]

Only if she's 5'3".

New country - does China know?

[unixisc]

From the people who yesterday gave us that Gothenburg is the capital of Sweden, now comes the news that Shanghai is a country.

I'm sure the PLA will be thrilled to know this, and can pull out troops in Tibet, or near the Taiwan Straits, and redirect them towards Shanghai!

Can PISA do an assessment test on /. editors & their geography?

Re:What country is Shanghai?

[fiannaFailMan]

Students in Shanghai performed so well in math that the OECD report compares their scoring to the equivalent of nearly three years of schooling above most OECD countries.

Not sure about math, reading and science, but clearly my geography is bad. I had no idea Shanghai was a country.

Your reading doesn't seem to be up to much either. Nowhere in that sentence does it even imply that Shanghai is a country.

Re:At What Cost

[fiannaFailMan]

They're not teaching them the joy of sex.

Missing in action.

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

I did what every Indian (or Indian American) does. First see where India is ranked. Then where Pakistan is. Laugh at Pakistan when it is beaten. If either or both are missing bemoan the loss of another opportunity to laugh at Pakistan. (What if Pakistan wins, you ask? bah! that never happens )

Well, whole of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan ... Looks like the entire subcontinent is missing. China has a few urban centers represented. Africa is gone. So it falls into the bemoan the ... category.