Paris : Around 13 million pupils in OECD countries have failed to attain a sufficient level of proficiency in either reading, maths or science by the time they reach 15, according to a new study released by the think-tank today, reports AFP.
The figure equates to more than one in four of 15-year-olds in the 64 countries and economies that took part in the 2012 PISA study, the Paris-based organisation’s comparative study of education worldwide. In some countries, 50 per cent of students were falling behind in at least one of the key subjects.
The OECD says fighting poor performance at school will bring more to the countries than it will cost them to introduce the special measures needed to combat the problem. And the wealth of a country need not be the main factor. “It is education policy and practice that can help students clear this bar, not just per capita income,” the report says.
