Estonia was the European country which had the highest combined score in the 2022 PISA survey, which indicates that the small north-eastern European country achieves the best outcomes from its education system, when compared with other European countries. While Estonia performed best in mathematics and science, Ireland performed the best in 2022 in reading. Romania was the European country which performed most poorly across all three indicators.
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results in selected European countries in 2022, by category
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial survey of 15-year-old students that assesses the extent to which they have acquired the key knowledge and skills essential for full participation in society. The assessment focuses on proficiency in reading, mathematics, science, and on students’ well-being.
Some 690,000 students completed the assessment in 2012, representing about 29 million 15-year-olds in the schools of the 81 participating countries.
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