In this webinar, hosted by NCEE in collaboration with OECD, education experts discuss the 2022 PISA Mathematics results and their implications for U.S. education.

In 2000, Poland scored below the OECD average in all three PISA subjects. By 2012, Poland had joined the top performers in science and reading. By 2018, Poland was among the top performers in all three subjects.

Taiwan ranks among the best in the world on international comparisons of student performance. Taiwan has also made progress on equity: variation in scores among schools (particularly rural and urban) has steadily declined.

Japan has ranked among the top performers on PISA since 2000, particularly in mathematics. Japan’s results also show less variation between socio-economic groups than in many other OECD jurisdictions.

Estonia emerged as a top performer on PISA 2012. By 2018, Estonia had become a top performer globally in all three subjects and the highest performer in Europe.

Korea’s academic prowess represents a remarkable achievement for a country that essentially built a brand-new education system at the end of the 20th century.

Singapore is an extraordinary success story. Since becoming an independent republic in 1965, it has developed an education system with student performance at the very top of the PISA league tables.

Canada turned in one of the strongest records of student achievement in the world when PISA was first administered in 2000, and has remained a top performer in more recent iterations of PISA.

As the summer months come to a close, CIEB spoke to members of our International Advisory Board to find out what issues are front of mind for them in today’s ever-evolving world of work and its impact on education.