The Experience of Middle-Income Countries Participating in PISA 2000-2015
This report provides a systematic review and empirical evidence related to the experiences
of middle-income countries and economies participating in the Programme for International
Student Assessment (PISA), 2000 to 2015. PISA is a triennial survey that aims to evaluate
education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students.
To date, students representing more than 70 countries and economies have participated
in the assessment, including 44 middle-income countries, many of which are developing
countries receiving foreign aid. This report provides answers to six important questions
about these middle-income countries and their experiences of participating in PISA:
What is the extent of developing country participation in PISA and other international
learning assessments? Why do these countries join PISA? What are the financial, technical,
and cultural challenges for their participation in PISA? What impact has participation
had on their national assessment capacity? How have PISA results influenced their
national policy discussions? And what does PISA data tell us about education in these
countries and the policies and practices that influence student performance?
The findings of this report are being used by the OECD to support its efforts to make
PISA more relevant to a wider range of countries, and by the World Bank as part of
its on-going dialogue with its client countries regarding participation in international
large-scale assessments.
Published on November 27, 2015
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