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Government rejects political responsibility for poor student results in PISA

TV RECORD EUROPA8 September 2026 at 10:03

The Portuguese Government rejects political responsibility for the poor results of Portuguese students in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This position arises in response to criticisms about Portugal's performance in the international tests that assess competencies of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics, and sciences.

The poor results in PISA concern the executive, which acknowledges the need to act to improve the performance of Portuguese students. The report data reveals a decline in learning that has been observed in recent years.

The Ministry of Education promises to reverse this decline in learning by 2029, establishing concrete goals for the recovery of academic achievement levels. This promise comes in response to the concerns raised by the international results.

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