Polish students are better educated than the average in OECD states, shows the Programme for International Student Assessment 2009 (PISA).

PISA examines 15-year-old students’ capabilities in reading, mathematics and science literacy that they acquired during compulsory schooling. According to the assessment, Poland comes ninth in reading, following Finland and Korea. Among the students who managed to complete the most difficult tasks, both in Poland and in other OECD countries, there are twice as many girls as boys.

In the past nine years Poland managed to reduce the number of pupils who did not do well in reading. Currently, only 15 percent of Polish students have difficulties reading, which is the lowest number in Europe. The number of pupils who scored low in natural science has also decreased to 13 percent. Mathematics, however, remains an Achilles’ heel of every fifth Polish student.

As many as 65 industralised counties, which constitute 90 percent of the world economy, participated in PISA 2009 study carried out in March last year. (mg)

Source: PISA 2009