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PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) Publications

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This is the home page for PISA (The Programme for International Student Assessment). PISA is an international study that is administered on a three-yearly basis. The study assesses how well 15-year-olds are prepared to meet the challenges of today’s society. PISA assesses three key areas of knowledge and skills: reading literacy, mathematical literacy and scientific literacy, and has a focus on one of these learning areas in each administration.

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  • PISA 2022

    In this administration of PISA, over 600,000 15-year-olds from 81 countries/economies, spanning South and North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific, took part.…

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  • PISA 2018

    In this administration of PISA, over 600,000 15-year-olds from 79 countries or economies took part, including all of the OECD member countries.…

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  • PISA 2015

    In this administration of PISA, over half a million 15-year-olds from 72 countries or economies took part, including all of the OECD member countries.…

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  • PISA 2012

    In this administration of PISA, over half a million 15-year-olds from 65 countries or economies took part, including all of the OECD member countries.…

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  • PISA 2009

    In this administration of PISA, nearly half a million 15-year-olds from 65 countries or economies took part. Reading was the main focus of PISA 2009 and is reported in detail in this report - this is the first time that…

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  • PISA 2006

    PISA 2006 is the third cycle of a three-yearly OECD assessment of 15-year-olds. Fifty-seven countries took part in PISA 2006. Three key learning areas are assessed - reading, mathematics and science - with a main focus on one of these…

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  • PISA 2003

    PISA 2003, the second cycle of a three-yearly survey of 15-year-olds in over 40 countries, concentrates on three key areas of knowledge and skills: reading literacy, mathematical literacy and scientific literacy. This cycle concentrated on mathematical literacy. The latest PISA…

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  • PISA 2000

    The first international results were released in December 2001 and two New Zealand reports were released in August 2002. The OECD has subsequently published several thematic reports covering specific aspects of the PISA 2000 findings.…

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