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Singapore and China top global student assessment as OECD scores decline

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A recent Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report revealed that students from Singapore and mainland China achieved the highest scores globally in 2025. The assessment, which included a new computational problem-solving module, surveyed 760,000 15-year-olds across 91 countries and economies. While Singapore led in reading, mainland China excelled in mathematics and science, with both nations significantly outperforming the average scores of OECD countries, which reached a record low in this edition of the triennial survey. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Carol Yang ·

    Singapore and mainland China top global student assessment as OECD scores hit record low

    Singaporean and Chinese students led the world in educational performance in 2025, according to an assessment by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, as average scores across OECD countries reached a record low. The 2025 Programme for International Student A…

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