International PISA Study: Where Does Education Stand in Arab Countries?
An international assessment study reviewed academic achievement results for students in 79 countries worldwide, including six Arab nations, amid questions about the state of education systems in the region compared to international standards.
The international PISA program study, which is a periodic assessment program designed to measure academic achievement levels among fifteen-year-old students, examined results from 79 countries worldwide covering reading, mathematics, and science skills, according to a report published by Deutsche Welle.
According to the report, the study included six Arab countries within the sample of nations evaluated, in an attempt to assess the level of education systems in the region compared to other countries worldwide.
The report indicated that the results of Arab countries participating in the study were mixed, without providing comprehensive numerical details for each country individually in the available excerpt from the report.
The PISA program, which is overseen by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is conducted every three years and aims to compare education systems around the world through standardized tests administered to student samples in participating countries.
The available excerpt from the report did not clarify the names of the six Arab countries covered by the study in detail, nor the precise ranking that each achieved, while these studies generally point to ongoing discussion about the state of education in the Arab region and ways to develop it.
Sources
- هكذا قيَمت دراسة "بيزا" الدولية التعليم في العالم العربي! — Deutsche Welle — Arabic
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