Students in Serbia recorded lower scores across mathematics, reading, and natural sciences in the 2025 PISA international assessment compared to the previous 2022 cycle, placing their achievement levels below the OECD average in all core domains tested by the study.
International comparative testing results released for the 2025 assessment cycle indicate a decline in student performance across Serbia’s educational outcomes compared to the prior evaluation conducted in 2022. The scores span mathematics, reading comprehension, and natural sciences, keeping student achievement below the established standards of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Rezultati PISA 2025 takođe su niži nego 2018. i 2012. godine, piše u izveštaju OECD-a.
Core Subject Scores and OECD Averages
Natural sciences served as the central domain of investigation for the 2025 assessment cycle. Students in Serbia attained an average score of 429 points in scientific literacy, trailing the OECD average of 482 points. In reading literacy, the average score reached 415 points against an OECD average of 461. Mathematical literacy scores averaged 417 points, compared to the OECD benchmark of 463 points.
Performance levels also dropped below results recorded in earlier testing periods. OECD reports indicate that the 2025 outcomes are lower than those measured in both 2018 and 2012. Additional testing focused on computer-based problem solving, where student performance similarly fell short of the OECD average.
Functional Literacy and Proficiency Distribution
Analysis of the national data shows that a smaller percentage of students reached top proficiency marks or minimum performance thresholds compared to international averages. Specifically, analysis of the results highlights performance disparities across all measured tiers. Učenici u Srbiji ostvarili su rezultate niže od proseka OECD-a u matematici, čitanju i prirodnim naukama. Manji procenat učenika u Srbiji nego što je to prosečno u zemljama OECD-a ostvario je vrhunske rezultate (nivo 5 ili 6) iz najmanje jednog predmeta. Istovremeno, manji procenat učenika nego što je prosečno u zemljama OECD-a dostigao je minimalni nivo postignuća (nivo 2 ili viši) iz sva tri predmeta, according to the analysis of the results for Serbia.
Functional literacy measurements place significant portions of the student population beneath foundational competence thresholds. Current findings establish that 43 percent of students fall below the functional literacy level in science. The proportion increases to 53 percent in mathematics and 48 percent in reading literacy.
By comparison, student achievement figures from the previous 2022 assessment cycle recorded mathematical literacy at an average of 440 points, reading literacy at 440 points, and scientific literacy at 447 bodova.
Ministarstvo prosvete i Zavod za vrednovanje kvaliteta obrazovanja i vaspitanja nisu danas organizovali javno predstavljanje rezultata PISA.
Scope of the International Assessment
The Programme for International Student Assessment operates as a large-scale comparative evaluation targeting 15-year-old students. The initiative evaluates how effectively adolescents apply acquired knowledge to solve real-world problems. PISA je najveće međunarodno komparativno istraživanje učeničkih postignuća u kome učestvuju učenici uzrasta od 15 godina, a koje procenjuje koliko dobro oni mogu da primene ono što su naučili u rešavanju problema iz stvarnog života. Više od 760.000 učenika iz 91 zemlje i ekonomije učestvovalo je u najnovijem ciklusu procene, koji vrednuje njihova znanja i veštine iz prirodnih nauka, matematike i čitanja.
Beyond academic proficiencies in science, mathematics, and reading, the assessment gathers data regarding student attitudes toward learning. Pored toga, test pruža uvid u stavove petnaestogodišnjaka u oblastima kao što su radoznalost, istrajnost i samostalnost učenika u procesu učenja.
