Japanese students rank among top in 2025 OECD test despite score declines

TOKYO - Japanese students were among the top scorers in reading, science and math in an international learning assessment conducted in 2025, despite their average scores falling in all three categories, a global survey showed Wednesday.

In the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's test taken by more than 760,000 15-year-olds in 91 countries and economies, Japan ranked top among the 38 OECD members, whose average scores for the three subjects declined.