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Program for International Student Assessment, 2015

Published by National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) | Department of Education | Catalog Last Checked: November 10, 2026 at 05:28 PM | Dataset Last Updated: July 10, 2023 at 12:00 AM
The 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA:15) is a study that is part of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) program; program data is available since 2000 at . PISA:15 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/) is a cross-sectional study that measures the yield of education systems, or what skills and competencies students have acquired and can apply in reading, mathematics, and science to real-world contexts by age 15. For PISA:15, science was the subject area assessed in-depth. The study was conducted using questionnaires and direct assessments of 15-year-old students. Key statistics produced from PISA:15 are 15-year-olds' capabilities in reading, mathematics, and science literacy.

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