Education Minister says João Costa was "serious and rigorous" in taking responsibility for PISA

The current Minister of Education stated that former socialist minister João Costa was "serious and rigorous" in taking responsibility for Portugal's results in the PISA study. João Costa, who led the Ministry of Education during the socialist government, considered it would be "irresponsible" of him not to acknowledge the role he played given the poor results achieved by Portuguese students in the international study. PISA is an international assessment that measures the academic performance of students from various countries in areas such as reading, mathematics, and science. This position arises at a time of debate about the performance of the Portuguese educational system and political accountability for the results obtained.