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Türkiye became the country that increased its score the most among OECD countries in PISA 2025

Türkiye was recorded as the country that increased its scores the most among OECD member countries in the fields of science, reading skills and mathematics.

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According to PISA 2025 results, Türkiye became the country that increased its scores the most among OECD countries in the fields of science, reading and mathematics.
In the research in which 91 countries participated, Türkiye increased its ranking in all areas compared to 2022.

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PISA is an international survey organized every three years by the OECD to measure the science, reading and mathematics skills of 15-year-old students. Türkiye has been participating in this research since 2003.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared the following message: Türkiye became the OECD country that increased its score the most in three different fields in PISA 2025.

I congratulate all our teachers, students, parents, and our entire education community who contributed to this success, which is a result of the importance we attach to education. We will continue to work so that our children, the guarantee of our future, grow up to be more qualified, more confident, and better equipped.

TÜRKIYE BECOME THE COUNTRY TO INCREASE ITS SCORE THE MOST

According to the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 implemented by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Türkiye became the country that increased its score the most among OECD member countries in science, reading skills, and mathematics.

The results of PISA 2025, conducted with the participation of 91 countries, were announced simultaneously worldwide. Türkiye has been participating since 2003 in the survey, which is conducted by the OECD every three years to evaluate the science, reading skills, and mathematics areas of students aged 15 attending formal education and to compare countries. In the PISA survey, there were 41 countries in 2003, 57 in 2006, 65 in 2009 and 2012, 72 in 2015, 79 in 2018, and 81 in 2022.

The final implementation of PISA 2025 was carried out on a computer base in Türkiye between April 14 and May 16, 2025, with the participation of 7,702 students from 203 schools located in 56 provinces across 12 regions. Two separate reports were presented to the public regarding the PISA results. One of these was the national report announced by the MoNE General Directorate of Measurement, Assessment and Examination Services, and the other was the report authored by the OECD and published at "www.oecd.org/pisa".

According to the national report announced by the General Directorate, Türkiye achieved a higher score in all three areas in PISA 2025 compared to 2022. Türkiye's ranking among all countries rose sharply by 15 places in science, 18 places in reading skills, and 11 places in mathematics.

TÜRKIYE'S AVERAGE SCORE INCREASED

Compared to 2003, the first implementation in which Türkiye participated in the PISA survey, while educational performances decreased significantly worldwide and across the OECD as a whole, Türkiye increased its score in science by 60 points from 434 in 2003 to 494. Türkiye increased its score in reading skills by 31 points from 441 in 2003 to 472, and in mathematics by 39 points from 423 to 462.

TÜRKIYE'S PERFORMANCE RANKING IN ALL THREE AREAS ROSE BY OVER 50 PERCENT

While 41 countries participated in PISA 2003, the number of participating countries in PISA 2025 reached 91. Due to this change in the number of countries, Türkiye's long-term performance was compared using percentile ranks indicating relative ranking.

Türkiye improved its relative ranking in all three areas from PISA 2003 to 2025. Türkiye, which ranked 35th in science in 2003, rose to 19th place in this study. Thus, it improved its relative ranking position by 64 percent. Rising from 33rd to 18th place in reading skills, Türkiye improved its relative ranking by 60 percent. In mathematics, Türkiye rose from 34th to 28th place. Its relative ranking position in this area improved by 52 percent.

TÜRKIYE MOVED ITS RANKING AMONG OECD COUNTRIES TO HIGHER LEVELS

Carrying its performance graph to upper levels among the 38 OECD members, Türkiye ranked 14th in science, 13th in reading skills, and 23rd in mathematics. Thus, in the long term, Türkiye raised its relative ranking by over 50 percent in all three areas of science, mathematics, and reading skills. Furthermore, according to the 10-year score changes of OECD countries, Türkiye became the only OECD member country to increase its score in all three fields of science, reading skills, and mathematics. Türkiye also became the OECD country that increased its score the most in all three areas compared to the 2022 results.