New Zealand was not alone, with overall average scores for maths, reading and science dropping in the 81 countries and economies participating in the tests.
While concerning, I think the “amid global decline” is the real headline here (and I’m glad they added it). My reading of this is that NZ almost exactly mirrored the average change across the OECD
While concerning, I think the “amid global decline” is the real headline here (and I’m glad they added it). My reading of this is that NZ almost exactly mirrored the average change across the OECD