Irish students scored above average in each of the subjects. The results show we are the best performing in reading literacy among the 37 countries in the OECD and the 26 EU countries. We have also moved from eighth place to second place for reading among the 81 countries. Singapore had the highest average performance. However, there has been a steady decline in mathematics scores.
The percentage of top performers in maths in Ireland is lower than the OECD average and that of all of our comparator countries. Boys significantly outperforming girls in maths but girls performing better in reading. Ireland's mean score in mathematics was a significant eight points lower than it was in 2018, but this was below the average 15-point decline across OECD countries during the same time period. The Pisa results also looked at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on learning. There was no clear difference in recent performance trends between education systems with limited school closures during Covid restrictions and systems that had longer lasting school closures, like Ireland, Jamaica and Brazil.
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