The most socio-economically advantaged 15-year-old Filipino students outperformed their most disadvantaged peers by a notable margin in science in the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), continuing a trend observed since the country joined the assessment in 2018.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) PISA 2025 study showed that socio-economically advantaged students, representing the top 25%, outperformed those in the bottom 25% by 76 score points in science.
“Between 2018 and 2025, the gap in science performance between the top and the bottom 25% of students in terms of socio-economic status remains stable in the Philippines, as well as across OECD countries on average,” the report said.
The 76-point gap is similar to the OECD average of 85 score points.
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