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OECD Secretary-General Cormann says Türkiye’s education trajectory is promising
OECD Secretary-General Cormann said ahead of the PISA 2025 results that Türkiye’s long-term direction in education is promising. Cormann said that in PISA 2022, 61% of students in Türkiye reached basic proficiency in mathematics, while 12% of disadvantaged students were academically resilient in mathematics.
OECD Secretary-General Cormann said ahead of the PISA 2025 results that Türkiye’s long-term direction in education is promising. Cormann said that although Türkiye’s education performance had fluctuated over the years, the country had made progress since its first participation in 2003.
With the PISA 2025 results expected to be released on September 8, Cormann assessed the challenges faced by education systems worldwide after the pandemic. He said the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted learning routines and separated students from their teachers and classmates.
Cormann said average results in reading and science in OECD countries had begun to decline about 10 years before the pandemic. In mathematics, he said, a learning loss of about 15 points was recorded between 2018 and 2022, equivalent to roughly three-quarters of a school year.
Türkiye’s PISA performance
Cormann noted that Türkiye’s scores in mathematics and science in PISA 2022 were among its highest results to date, while its reading score was close to the country’s long-term average.
Cormann said one-third of the students who took the test in Türkiye came from the most disadvantaged group, adding that these students achieved some of the highest average mathematics scores in the world when compared with students from similar backgrounds.
According to PISA 2022 data, 61% of students in Türkiye reached the basic proficiency level in mathematics, while 5% performed at the highest levels. Across the OECD, these rates were 69% and 9%, respectively.
Cormann said 12% of disadvantaged students in Türkiye were considered “academically resilient” in mathematics. The rate was 10% across the OECD. Cormann said strong parental and teacher support, along with safe and orderly classrooms, could make a difference in student performance.
Foundational skills and artificial intelligence in education
Cormann said progress in education should be assessed across several PISA cycles rather than through a single cycle. He said more students needed to acquire foundational skills and reach the highest levels of performance, noting that reforms take time to be reflected in the results of 15-year-old students.
The OECD Secretary-General stressed that strong understanding of reading, mathematics and science should be developed alongside new skills. He said that in PISA 2022, 31% of students in OECD countries fell below the basic proficiency level in mathematics, 26% in reading and 24% in science.
Cormann said generative artificial intelligence could help students complete their assignments, but warned that allowing AI to replace thinking and effort could have a negative impact on learning. He said the PISA 2025 results would provide new data on students’ use of AI in schoolwork, their curiosity and perseverance, and their ability to take responsibility for their own learning.
Cormann said media and AI literacy would be assessed under PISA 2029. The assessment will examine students’ ability to analyze digital content and use AI effectively, ethically and responsibly.
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