
The achievement levels of 15-year-old schoolchildren in Germany in mathematics, reading and science have fallen to historic lows, according to the PISA study.
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The international PISA study assesses the knowledge of 15-year-old students in different countries.
The performance level of 15-year-old schoolchildren in Germany in mathematics, reading and science has fallen to historic lows, Deutschlandfunk radio reports, citing the results of the international PISA study.
The share of students falling behind in math has increased by 17 percentage points since 2015, in reading by 15, and in science by 10.
BERLIN, September 9 - RIA Novosti. The performance level of 15-year-old schoolchildren in Germany in mathematics, reading and science has fallen to historic lows, Deutschlandfunk radio reports, citing the results of the international PISA study.
“The results of 15-year-old students in mathematics, reading skills and science are the worst since the measurements were taken (since 2000 - ed.),” the publication says.
According to the study, the share of students behind in mathematics has increased by 17 percentage points since 2015, in reading by 15, and in science by 10.
As a result, Germany, once a leader in education, has fallen to the average level among the 91 countries participating in the study.

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