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PISA Results Show Global Drop in Student Performance, With Germany and US Hitting Record Lows

The OECD's latest PISA assessment reveals record-low reading and math scores for 15-year-olds in Germany and the US, with declines observed across multiple nations.

6 publishers · 10 articles · first seen 8 Sept 2026 · updated 43d ago

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6 publishers have covered this in 10 articles since 8 Sept 2026. Deutsche Welle published first, on 8 September at 07:30 UTC; Hong Kong - South China Morning Post followed 7h 13m later. The most recent article, from Fortune, appeared on 11 September at 16:14 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Hill News (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, Fortune.

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  1. Deutsche WellePISA test reveals alarming drop in reading and math skills
  2. Deutsche WellePISA 2025 results: Reading and math scores plummet worldwide
  3. Hong Kong - South China Morning PostHong Kong students drop in global rankings for maths, science and literacy
  4. The Hill NewsReading scores near lowest point in 25 years
  5. Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesGermany's 15-year-olds post lowest PISA results since testing began 25 years ago
  6. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraUS reading scores hit near-25-year low in latest global assessment
  7. Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesAustralia's reading and math results are at an 'all‑time low'—but there's more to the story
  8. Fortune‘Parents see themselves more as a client of the school’: Underperformance in class leads to apathy at home
  9. South China Morning PostSingapore and mainland China top global student assessment as OECD scores hit record low
  10. FortuneStudents are using AI in school and test scores are down, but the OECD finds that those who use it once or twice a week perform similarly to nonusers

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  1. US reading scores hit near-25-year low in latest global assessment Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  2. Reading scores near lowest point in 25 years The Hill News ·
  3. Students are using AI in school and test scores are down, but the OECD finds that those who use it once or twice a week perform similarly to nonusers Fortune
  4. Singapore and mainland China top global student assessment as OECD scores hit record low South China Morning Post
  5. ‘Parents see themselves more as a client of the school’: Underperformance in class leads to apathy at home Fortune
  6. Australia's reading and math results are at an 'all‑time low'—but there's more to the story Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
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  1. Germany's 15-year-olds post lowest PISA results since testing began 25 years ago Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
  2. Hong Kong students drop in global rankings for maths, science and literacy Hong Kong - South China Morning Post
  3. PISA test reveals alarming drop in reading and math skills Deutsche Welle
  4. PISA 2025 results: Reading and math scores plummet worldwide Deutsche Welle

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