Scottish Education System Hits Record Low in International Rankings

First Minister Humza Yousaf acknowledges poor performance, emphasizes impact of Covid

Scottish pupils scored record low results in reading, maths and science in an international study, the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa).
Scotland's education system has been tumbling down international rankings over the past decade, coinciding with the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence.
Scottish secondary schools now rank behind Latvia in science, Estonia in reading and Lithuania in maths.
The study found that in maths Scotland had the widest attainment gap between the wealthiest and poorest pupils of any of the UK home nations.
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf acknowledged the poor results but emphasized the impact of Covid on Scotland’s performance.