Quebec students remain among the best in the world at mathematics, according to the results of a large-scale international survey.
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Canadian results from the latest edition of the Program for International Assessment (PISA) survey, conducted in 81 countries in 2022, were revealed on Tuesday.
Canada, “in the leading group in mathematics on the international scene,” ranks ninth in the world, while in Quebec, the results are the highest on the Canadian level.
“Quebec students particularly excelled in mathematics and scored at levels similar to those in some of the best-performing countries and economies in the assessment,” we read.
In Quebec, 83% of students achieved a basic level or higher in mathematics, while 15% reached level 5 or higher.
In science and reading, Quebec falls within the Canadian average.
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