The United States records one of its weakest performances in reading on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), with results placing American students near a 25-year low. The results released Tuesday show U.S. reading scores fall below the international average.
Other countries and regions outperform the United States. Students in Singapore and parts of China achieve the highest reading scores, while Canada also ranks ahead of the U.S. One outlet reports American students trail the PISA reading average by more than 30 points, emphasizing the size of the gap. Both sources frame the overall trend as a sharp decline from prior performance and as part of a broader comparison among participating education systems.
Across coverage, the central focus remains consistent: U.S. reading results are weak relative to high-performing peers, and the gap is highlighted by references to Singapore, China, and Canada as the top comparators in PISA reading.
