Luxembourg had the highest disparity between advantaged and disadvantaged students when it came to educational attainment in 2018, with students from better economic backgrounds achieving on average 122 points more than poorer students.
Difference between advantaged and disadvantaged students in PISA reading attainment in European countries in 2018*
Score difference between advantaged and disadvantaged students
*A socio-economically advantaged (disadvantaged) student is a student in the top (bottom) quarter of ESCS in his or her own country/economy
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial survey of 15-year-old students that assesses the extent to which they have acquired the key knowledge and skills essential for full participation in society. The assessment focuses on proficiency in reading, mathematics, science and an innovative domain (in 2018, the innovative domain was global competence), and on students’ well-being.
Some 600 000 students completed the assessment in 2018, representing about 32 million 15-year-olds in the schools of the 79 participating countries and economies.
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OECD. (December 5, 2019). Difference between advantaged and disadvantaged students in PISA reading attainment in European countries in 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092273/academic-inequality-in-europe/
OECD. "Difference between advantaged and disadvantaged students in PISA reading attainment in European countries in 2018*." Chart. December 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092273/academic-inequality-in-europe/
OECD. (2019). Difference between advantaged and disadvantaged students in PISA reading attainment in European countries in 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092273/academic-inequality-in-europe/
OECD. "Difference between Advantaged and Disadvantaged Students in Pisa Reading Attainment in European Countries in 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092273/academic-inequality-in-europe/
OECD, Difference between advantaged and disadvantaged students in PISA reading attainment in European countries in 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092273/academic-inequality-in-europe/ (last visited April 05, 2020)
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