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China ranks first in global mathematics assessments with a score of 612, significantly outpacing the OECD average. Asian education systems dominate the top ten, while the United States ranks 27th. Overall math scores across OECD countries declined by 22 points between 2015 and 2025.
The OECD’s 2025 PISA report reveals a historic decline in 15-year-olds' reading and math abilities across 91 countries. US reading scores hit a 25-year low, dropping 14 points since 2022. Experts link the trend to AI usage and screen time, while noting that adults also struggle with reading habits.
The OECD’s latest PISA report confirms a steepening global decline in 15-year-olds’ reading and math skills, with high-income nations now roughly 1.5 years behind 2015 levels. While Euronews highlights AI and digital consumption as primary culprits, the Financial Times argues that recent curriculum shifts away from core subjects and standardized testing have exacerbated the drop. The data suggests that passive content consumption and weakened academic rigor are undermining foundational learning skills.
The OECD’s 2025 PISA results reveal a steepening decline in student performance, with 15-year-olds in high-income countries now roughly 1.5 years behind their 2015 peers in literacy and reasoning. While digital distraction and AI usage are cited as factors, experts argue that recent curriculum shifts away from core subject mastery toward 'transferable skills' have exacerbated the drop. Countries maintaining rigorous standards and accountability, such as England and Mississippi, have seen stable or improved scores, contrasting with declines in regions that adopted flexible, outcome-based models.