German pupils have performed worse than ever before in the Pisa performance study
German pupils performed worse than ever before in the international Pisa performance study in 2022. Both in reading and in mathematics and science, these are the lowest values ever measured for Germany in the Pisa study. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced in Berlin on Tuesday that average performance had also fallen drastically internationally. This is the first Pisa report since the coronavirus pandemic.
German pupils performed particularly badly in mathematics. They achieved a score of 475, compared to 500 in the previous study published in 2019. They scored 480 in reading (2019: 498) and 492 in science (2019: 503).
Pisa stands for "Programme for International Student Assessment" and is the largest international school performance comparison study. It measures the skills of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics and science. It has been carried out every three years since 2000.
The first comparative study caused the "Pisa shock" at the time: German 15-year-olds performed extremely poorly, and the Pisa report also showed a shamefully close correlation between social background and educational opportunities. The result was a fierce debate on education. The results then improved significantly, but there was a downward trend in the last Pisa rounds.
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Germans saw a decline in their pupils' performance in the 2022 Pisa study, particularly in mathematics, where the score dropped from 500 to 475 compared to 2019. This was the first Pisa report since the coronavirus pandemic. Despite attending German schools, pupils' outcomes continue to underperform in international Pisa performance studies. Over the years, there has been a recurring trend of lower scores in recent Pisa rounds for German students.
Source: www.ntv.de
