According to the PISA 2022 education survey, Estonia’s 15-year-olds are the absolute leaders in knowledge and skills in Europe and among the top eight in the world, together with leading Asian nations.

In Europe, Estonia is tied with Switzerland for first and second place in mathematics, tied with Ireland for first and second place in science, and tied with Ireland for first and second place in reading. In math, Singapore and five other East Asian education systems – Macao (China), Taipei (Taiwan), Hong Kong (China), Japan and Korea – outperformed everyone else globally.

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The Estonian Minister of Education and Research, Kristina Kallas, said that Estonia’s results in comparison with other countries showed that a large proportion of the country’s children achieve basic skills in mathematics.

Read more from Estonian World webpage