International Student Scores (TIMSS): We’re Number 27, 22, and 15

Education
Written By Sadie Cornelius

In early December 2024, the results of the 2023 TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) international assessments in mathematics and science were published. Every four years, fourth and eighth grade students in sixty-four countries are tested and evaluated. Once again, the scores of American students were not impressive. In mathematics, American fourth graders ranked 27th (Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan topped the list); eighth graders did slightly better, ranking 22nd (Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan scored highest in this list). In science, American fourth graders and eighth graders ranked 15th (Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and England topped the list of fourth graders; Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan were at the top of the eighth grader achievements).

Source: “TIMSS International Results in Mathematics and Science,” IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement), in partnership with the TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College, and the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education, https://timss2023.org/results/ (accessed December 4, 2024). Fifty-eight countries participated in the mathematics and science achievement assessments for fourth graders; forty-four countries participated in the mathematics and science achievement assessments for eighth graders.

Sadie Cornelius

Sadie K Cornelius is a proud Longhorn and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody School of Communications with a Bachelor's in Advertising and a minor in Business.

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