The OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) analyzes the skills of 15-year-olds' students in reading, mathematics, and science in over 80 countries. The studies also consider social and gender equalities in the education system of the different countries. In 2022, Italian students scored 471 PISA points in mathematics, just below the OECD average of 472. However, the result was 16 points below the 2018 score and 19 below the 2015 inquiry. Similarly, the performance in science gradually decreased, from 494 points in 2012 to 477 points in the latest 2022 inquiry. In the same time frame, reading abilities declined by eight points. However, in 2022, Italian pupils performed the best in this category compared to mathematics and science.
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results in Italy from 2012 to 2022, by category
Characteristic
Mathematics
Reading
Science
2012
485
490
494
2015
490
485
481
2018
487
476
468
2022
471
482
477
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