Canadian students recorded historically low results in science, reading, and math on a recently released international evaluation, yet they still rank among the 10 highest performers out of the 91 countries and economies tested.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) latest study assessed the math, reading, and science knowledge and skills of 24,600 15-year-old students from nearly 900 schools across all 10 provinces last year.
The results of the Programme for International Student Assessment—better known as the PISA test—revealed that Canadian students scored ninth overall in science, 11th in math, and 12th in reading.
Despite making the top 15 in all three subjects, the new data confirms Canada’s 2025 PISA scores have dropped drastically from their historical peaks….