What is PISA?
PISA is the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment. PISA measures 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges.
PISA 2018: Latest results
PISA 2018
- LATEST RELEASE: 21st Century Readers: Developing Literacy Skills in a Digital World
- PISA 2018 results
- PISA 2018: Insights and Interpretations
- Student performance snapshot:English, French, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish
- Country-Specific Overviews
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PISA in Focus
- Are 15-year-olds prepared to deal with fake news and misinformation?
- Can a growth mindset help disadvantaged students close the gap?
- How do girls and boys engage with global and intercultural issues?
- PISA for Development: Out-of-school assessment
- Do all students have equal opportunities to learn global and intercultural skills at school?
- Were schools equipped to teach - and were students ready to learn - remotely?
- Do students learn in co-operative or competitive environments?
- Are Students Smart About Money?
- Do boys and girls have similar attitudes towards competition and failure?
What is PISA global competence?
Publications
Since 2000, PISA has involved more than
90
countries and economies
and around
3, 000, 000
students worldwide
Find all PISA publications here
Next steps
OECD member countries and Associates decided to postpone the PISA 2021 assessment to 2022 and the PISA 2024 assessment to 2025 to reflect post-Covid difficulties.
PISA 2022
PISA 2022 will focus on mathematics, with an additional test of creative thinking. The new PISA 2022 mathematics framework was recently launched.
Preparations for this test are underway with participants from 38 OECD members and likely 50+ non-members involved.
PISA 2025
PISA 2025 will focus on science and include a new assessment of foreign languages. It will also include the innovative domain of Learning in the Digital World which aims to measure students’ ability to engage in self-regulated learning while using digital tools.
PISA 2025 Foreign Language Assessment
PISA 2025 will assess foriegn language learning as an optional component.
For more information, visit our dedicated website.