One of the most globally recognized benchmarks is the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), a triennial survey run by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which assesses 15-year-olds' abilities in reading, mathematics, and science. The data used is from the results of the 2022 exam.
Key findings that offer valuable insights are:
• Geographically, Asian countries stand tall when it comes to PISA scores, with five regions - Singapore, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea - occupying the top five positions
• Lower-income countries such as Vietnam outpace wealthier nations like the United States in these metrics.
• Nordic countries, renowned for their educational models, show a mixed bag of results. Estonia performs exceptionally well, whereas Norway, typically considered a leader in education, lags behind.
• The United States' position, though not among the top performers, is ahead of several European economic powerhouses, including France, Germany, and Italy.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org
The ten countries with the highest PISA scores in 2022 were Singapore, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Estonia, Canada, Ireland, and Switzerland. Singapore takes the top spot with an impressive overall PISA score of 560. Macau comes second, trailing some way behind Singapore, with a commendable score of 535. Taiwan and Japan share the third position, both reporting an overall PISA score of 533.
10 Countries with Highest PISA Scores:
1. Singapore - 560
2. Macau - 535
3. Taiwan - 533
4. Japan - 533
5. South Korea - 523
6. Hong Kong - 520
7. Estonia - 516
8. Canada - 506
9. Ireland - 504
10. Switzerland – 498
The ten countries with the lowest PISA scores in the 2022 report are Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, Morocco, Jordan, El Salvador, Paraguay, and Palestine. Cambodia has the lowest PISA score with 337 points. The Dominican Republic is ranked second lowest, with a score of 350. Following closely, Kosovo scores 351 points, and Uzbekistan's total score is of 352.
Malaysia has seen its Pisa score tumble as the Covid-19 pandemic took a toll on the students’ learning. The country is ranked 55 overall with a score of 404. Malaysia’s score is much lower than the OECD average for all three domains – mathematics, scientific and reading literacy.
On average, our 15-year-olds had a score of 409 in mathematics (global rank of 54) compared with 440 points the last time. It is also a difference of 63 points from the OECD average. Science had also dropped 22 points to 416 (global rank of 52) from 2018’s 438. The OECD average is 485. In reading literacy, Malaysia scored 388 (global rank of 60), a drop of 27 from 415 points in 2018.
About 1.2% of our students had reached the proficient level for mathematics and 0.5% for science. Less than half (42%) met the minimum Level 2 for reading. About 0.2% of our students reached the minimum Level 2 in reading, 50% in scientific literacy and 41% for mathematics. About 1% of our students scored the highest bands of 5 and 6 for all three domains, he said, adding that the OECD average is 9% in mathematics, 7% in both science and reading. As for the other OECD countries, the average score in mathematics, science and reading for 2022 were 472, 485 and 476 points respectively.
Between the genders, in mathematics, girls scored 414 while boys scored 404. For science, girls scored 423 with boys scoring 410. In reading, girls scored 404 points while boys scored 373. Overall, there is a widening gap between the genders in 2022 compared with 2018.
Students from higher socio-economic status families did better in the assessment compared with those from lower status families in all three domains. Urban students also did better than those in rural schools.
The next Pisa is in 2025, which will also be the benchmark to see if the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2012-2025 is effective. I don’t think we have to wait. If the current education minister continues in her position, we are doomed! That is why Sabah and Sarawak want to act independently on education. For Peninsular Malaysia, the narrative can be “spinned” that we are better than Cambodia or the Philippines. But remember Singapore is No. 1. Do you honestly believe investors can’t read this?
References:
Drop in Pisa scores worldwide, Rebecca Rajaendram, The Star, 6 December 2023
Global Education Standards, Data Pandas
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