(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam was placed second in Southeast Asia in the latest ranking of Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), according to the Ministry of Education and Training on Tuesday.
 Vietnam ranks 34 out of 81 countries in PISA rankings. (Photo: tuoitre.vn) |
The latest results from PISA, one of the most prominent student-ranking organizations in the world, showed that the average scores of three subjects (mathematics, reading, and science) of Vietnamese students ranked 34 out of 81 countries in the world with a score of 468. The country secured second place in Southeast Asia, coming just behind Singapore.
According to the rankings, Vietnam was 31st out of 81 for mathematics, 35th in science, and 34th in reading in the PISA ranking released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The PISA rankings are released every three years by the OECD in order to produce comparable data on education policy and outcomes across countries, based on surveys on 15-year-old students.