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UK pupils rank highly again in international reading, maths and science tests
The OECD said the share of hasty readers has almost doubled since 2018, even as UK pupils held their international standing.
- The UK's performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment remained steady, ranking below top-performing countries like Singapore and Estonia but ahead of Australia and the US, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development .
- Global reading standards are declining, with teenagers losing skills that "matter most in the age of AI," such as critically evaluating information, the OECD warned in its report.
- Within the UK, England performed consistently ahead of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, while Scotland achieved a mean score of 493 in environmental science, exceeding the OECD average of 480.
- Education Secretary Màiri McAllan stated the results demonstrate "real strengths" in Scottish education, noting the Curriculum Improvement Cycle is the largest change to the curriculum in over ten years.
- OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann urged education systems to prioritize teaching quality, cautioning that technology and AI can strengthen learning "only when used purposefully and not as a substitute for attention.
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