Ukraine’s share of top-performing students halved in PISA 2025
The share of Ukrainian school students achieving the highest PISA performance level in at least one subject fell by half over seven years, reaching 3.6% in 2025. The results point to a broader decline in education outcomes among Ukraine’s strongest students.
Key points
- Ukraine’s share of high-achieving students fell to 3.6% in PISA 2025.
- The figure was half the level recorded seven years earlier.
- PISA assesses science, mathematics, and reading.
- High-achieving students reach the top performance level in at least one assessed subject.
- PISA is conducted every three years by the OECD.
Why it matters
The PISA 2025 results indicate a significant deterioration in Ukraine’s education outcomes among top-performing students. As an internationally recognized assessment, PISA allows Ukraine’s results to be compared with those of other countries.
What happened
Ukraine’s share of high-achieving school students in the OECD PISA 2025 study fell by half over seven years, reaching 3.6%. PISA evaluates 15-year-old students in science, mathematics, and reading. Students are classified as high-achieving when they reach the highest performance level in at least one of the three subjects.
Background
PISA is conducted every three years by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The 2025 study is the latest assessment in the series, covering three subjects: science, mathematics, and reading.