Teen Reading Slumps to Worst This Century Due to Surge in Screen Time

PISA says world education standards have fallen for 25 years. What has gone wrong?

PISA tests are supposed to help drive improvement, but since their inception performance has steadily declined across the OECD.

Global teen reading scores slump to lowest level this century as screen time surges

Global Teen Reading Scores Slump Teenagers' reading proficiency has fallen to its lowest level since the turn of the millennium, according to a global assessment released Tuesday that links the decline to increased screen time and reduced reading for pleasure. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which tested 760,000 15-year-olds across 91 countries, found…

Teen reading slumps due to surge in screen time

A surge in screen time for teenagers has seen reading levels slump to the worst levels seen in a century, a global study has found.

More scrolling, less reading: Teen literacy sinks to lowest this century

Teen literacy and maths and science scores have dropped to their lowest this century, linked to increased screen time and digital distractions in classrooms. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Teen reading levels slump to worst this century

The OECD's test of teenagers across 91 countries showed reading scores at their lowest levels since data began to be collected in 2000.

Teen reading slumps to worst this century due to surge in screen time

Teenagers more accustomed to smartphones than Shakespeare are reading at the ​worst levels seen this century, driving a broader decline in education, a global student assessment found.