The PISA 2025 report, published this morning worldwide, reveals that Spanish 15-year-old students (4th year of secondary education) lost 23 points in reading competence, representing more than one school year. According to the OECD, 20 points are equivalent to one year of schooling. In mathematics, the decline is 16 points, almost another full year, and in science, 8 points. The drop, which accelerated between 2022 and 2025, seems to have no end.
Experts recommend prioritizing dictations in primary education, raising standards and effort, and making proper use of artificial intelligence to reverse this situation. The article raises questions about what is being done wrong, why there are autonomous communities that escape the disaster, and why academic deterioration is more pronounced among high-income students.
The report will be analyzed in detail in the following sections, exploring the possible causes of this educational crisis and regional differences in the performance of Spanish students.
