Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows
Summary
Test results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that teenagers in many wealthy countries are scoring lower in math, reading, and science. The drop in scores is linked to less family involvement in education and distractions from digital devices. Countries in Asia, like China, Japan, and South Korea, scored the highest.Key Facts
- Over 760,000 fifteen-year-olds from many countries took the PISA test last year.
- Average scores in math, reading, and science dropped to the lowest point among rich countries.
- Families are less interested in their children’s schoolwork, especially for boys, compared to previous years.
- Students who talk with family about schoolwork at least once a week scored much higher on science tests.
- More than 25% of students in rich countries said classmates were often distracted by digital devices during science class.
- In countries with strict rules on phone use in school, students reported less distraction.
- Asian countries, such as China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore, scored highest globally.
- Nearly all students in the tested Chinese provinces reached basic levels in math and reading, compared to 65% and 74% in the U.S.
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