Teenagers in the United States are among the top performers in reading proficiency in developed countries, while consistently underperforming the rest of the developed nations in math, according to the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results.
Run by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA is conducted every three years to compare the performance of 15-year-olds in standardized reading, math, and science tests. About 600,000 students from 79 countries took part in the assessment in 2018, representing 37 OECD countries including the United States and 42 partner countries.
