15-year-olds in Albania scored lower than the OECD average in reading, math and science in global knowledge testing from the PISA 2018 survey, but the results showed that only 2 percent of Albanian students excel in math and very little in literature. .

In Albania, 48% of students achieved the second level of reading ability (OECD average: 77%). This is a minimal level, where students can identify the main idea in a moderately long text, find information based on clear, albeit sometimes complex criteria, and can reflect on the purpose of the texts.

Only a negligible percentage of students in Albania were good performers in reading, which means that they achieved level 5 or 6 in the PISA reading test (OECD average: 9%).

At these levels, students can understand long texts, deal with concepts that are abstract or intuitive, and make the distinction between fact and opinion, based on suggestions regarding the content or source of information.

From the PISA survey, only 58% of students in Albania have achieved level 2 or higher in math (OECD average: 76%). These students can interpret and recognize without direct guidance, eg comparing the total distance in two alternatives

route, or converting prices into a different currency. The proportion of 15-year-old students who have achieved the minimum levels of proficiency in mathematics (Level 2 or higher) varied widely - from 98% in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang (China) to 2% in Zambia, which participated in PISA. On average across all OECD countries, 76% of students have achieved a master's level in mathematics which is the minimum of knowledge.

In Albania, only 2% of students achieved math level 5 or higher (OECD average: 11%). The highest percentage of excellent students in mathematics was in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang (China) (44%), Singapore (37%), Hong Kong (China) (29%), Macao (China) (28%). ), Chinese Taipei (23%) and Korea (21%). These students can model complex situations mathematically and can select and compare appropriate problem-solving strategies for their treatment.

Overall result

PISA, an OECD country instrument that measures the performance of 15-year-olds in math, reading and science, ranked Albania 61st, among the 79 countries that participated in the 2018 testing.

Albania was ranked in the second band, with the lowest preparation out of the five categorized bandages, with the fifth most prominent places with the highest knowledge of 15-year-olds and the number 1 band with the lowest knowledge.

In the region, Albania ranks better than Bosnia, Macedonia and Kosovo, while Montenegro and Serbia rank better than Albania.

The PISA 2018 results showed that Albania's 15-year-olds received 437 points out of 600 possible points on the math test. Albania improved its score compared to the 2015 math test by 24 points. Our country got a math score lower than the OECD average, which was 489 points.

In reading skills, Albania was rated at 405 out of 600, keeping the same results as in 2015. Even in reading, Albania's youth perform lower than the OECD average of 487. In science, Albanian 15-year-olds scored 417 points or 10 points less than in the 2015 assessment. The average OECD student in science was 489 points.

One of the key findings of the PISA test showed that a country's good economic level does not necessarily translate into good educational knowledge.

China, with four of its regions, was first in the PISA 2018 ranking. The Chinese not only had the best results in reading, math and science, getting nearly the maximum points, but they were very high in second place in the rankings. with Singapore over 40 points in all testing.

The top four places in educational skills featured Asian countries such as China, Singapore, Macao, Hong Kong. While in Europe, Estonia took first place at PISA 2018. The results also showed in Europe that per capita income and investment in education are not the main vehicle for high performance. Estonia invests 30% less than the OECD average for education. Kosovo came in third from the bottom, with 353 points in reading, 366 points in math and 365 points in science, leaving behind only the Philippines and the Dominican Republic.

Source: Monitor