British pupils’ gains in maths and reading declined following pandemic – study

British pupils’ gains in maths and reading declined following the pandemic, a major international study has suggested.

Teenagers in the UK are lagging behind their peers from high-performing countries such as Singapore, Japan and Estonia, according to the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa), which is based on tests taken by 15-year-olds from around the world.

The UK remains outside the top 10 in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) study, which assessed students’ maths, reading and science levels in 81 countries and regions, but it did make some progress in the international education