Map of the results of PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) in science, reading, and

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Negative numbers indicate percentages below the OECD average and positive numbers above the average.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Finland and Estonia leading, that Asian ancestry is worth it after all (just joking guys).

[Grishnack]

Oh fuck..

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Oh fuck..

Quite interesting because all the Romanian friends I had back in the school days were some of the class best students.

[Grishnack]

Quite interesting because all the Romanian friends I had back in the school days were some of the class best students.

I really wouldn't say that those results are wrong. Romanian students are not the most stupid in Europe. The fault lies in our shitty education system which only benefits the very gifted. That's why our average is so low. It's depressing, really..

[Peterski]

Quite interesting because all the Romanian friends I had back in the school days were some of the class best students.

That is magic:

[Petalpusher]

Pnp would say the difference is mostly due to nigrants.

(he would probably be right)

We ve seen our average PISA scores falling each year here since the first waves of immigration. 24 points in 16 years, 1.5 point/year, it's very consistent in fact.

Maths
2000 : 517
2003 : 511
2006 : 496
2009 : 498
2012 : 495
2015 : 493

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

The first wave of immigrants in France was in 2000, lol?

[Grishnack]

That is magic:

Were you trying to be funny? Because I completely missed the joke.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Immigrants is a poor excuse in this case, since there are countries that have way more or similar amounts with far better results.