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Pisa: At-a-glance global education rankings in science, maths and reading
Singapore heads tables in maths, science and reading. UK sees scores drop in all three subjects but finishes above China in reading
The latest results from the ProgrammeÌýfor International Student Assessment (Pisa) show that East Asian countries still dominate the top of the tables, particularly in science and maths.
Singapore has come top in science, maths and reading. And East Asian countries have taken the top fiveÌýplaces in maths and threeÌýof the top fiveÌýplaces in science.
But in reading, while the top two places are taken by Singapore and Hong Kong,Ìýthe next highest performers areÌýCanada, Finland and Ireland. And in science, Estonia and Finland have made it to the top five.
Pisa: focus on science
Pisa 2015 shows how 15-year-olds perform in each subject. The tests were taken by 540,000 pupilsÌýin 72Ìýcountries. The tests in science, maths and reading are taken every three years, but each round has a different focus - in this round, the focus was science.
The UK moved up six places in science to 15th place from 21st place in 2012, despite a drop in scores.Ìý
In maths, the UK dropped one place from 26th to 27th and in reading, it rose from 23rd place to 22nd.
Pisa isÌýrun by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The top 30 countries in each subjectÌýare shown in the tables below:
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