The Programme for International
Student Assessment (Pisa)

is an international assessment of learning conducted through sampling with 15-year-old students and coordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It began in the year 2000 and is carried out every three years. The latest available data is from 2018.

Students aged
15 and 16
conducted every 3 years

WHAT ARE THE AREAS ASSESSED?

Since its inception, PISA has focused on
assessing three core disciplines:

Science, Mathematics, and Reading

,
with each edition placing a greater emphasis
on one of them. In 2018, the focus was on reading.
In 2015, the areas of Financial Literacy and
Collaborative Problem-Solving were added.

WHO PARTICIPATES?

The assessment is conducted by OECD member countries and
invited countries. Brazil has participated as an invited country
since the first edition.


In 2018, 79 countries/regions participated.

In 2018, the Brazilian sample consisted of 10,691 students
from 638 schools
distributed across the country’s five main regions.

WHAT IS THE OBJECTIVE?

PISA measures the extent to which 15-year-old students have acquired essential knowledge and skills for life in contemporary societies, as well as their ability to extrapolate what they have learned and apply this knowledge inside and outside of school.

These results allow policymakers to assess the knowledge and skills of students in their own countries compared to those of other nations, set goals, and learn from best practices.


The objective is for PISA indicators
to contribute to the

discussion on education quality

and support public policies in the field.

It compares the performance of
students from different countries.

IN THE PISA MAP, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO:

Learning data of Brazilian students
and students from over 70 countries/regions

in science, mathematics, reading, collaborative
problem-solving, and financial literacy.

Data by region and
Brazilian states
.

Averages for students from high and low socioeconomic backgrounds, girls and boys, those aspiring to be teachers in the future, and those aspiring to pursue other higher-level professions.

Additionally, you can also learn about the profile of students in each country, region, and Brazilian state according to seven indicators:

  • 1 Socioeconomic level
  • 2 Grade repetition
  • 3 Mother’s education
  • 4 Parental support in facing difficulties
  • 5 Sense of belonging to school
  • 6 Parental support in studies
  • 7 Academic expectations

WHY ARE PISA
DATA IMPORTANT?

PISA aims to produce indicators that contribute to the discussion on education quality. The assessment shows to what extent countries are preparing their youth for active participation in society and full citizenship. The idea is for the results to be used by governments in defining and improving public policies in the field of education.

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