The implementation of the PISA aims to measure the reading, mathematics, and science skills of 15-year-old Cambodian students, and compare them with the students of other nations. Supplied
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has outlined plans to take part in a global platform aimed at strengthening the competence of 15-year-old students in order to meet international standards.
The implementation of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2025 (PISA-2025) in the near future was confirmed by education minister Hang Chuon Naron during a PISA-2025 workshop, held at the National Institute of Education on March 19.
“After listening to a summary of the PISA 2025 process, I want to emphasise the importance of the programme in assessing the Cambodian education system and the effectiveness of the ministry’s efforts to implement reforms in the sector, in response to phase one of the seventh-mandate government’s Pentagonal Strategy,” he said.
The PISA will measure the reading, mathematics and science knowledge of 15-year-old Cambodian students, in line with global proficiency levels. This will deliver comparisons with countries around the world, so as to provide a clear picture of the situation of 15-year-old students, families, school teachers, and communities in the Cambodian context.
The information it provides will identify relevant policies and measures that will improve the quality of the secondary education system to meet international education standards.
It will also provide evidence of the level of performance of 15-year-old students studying at the secondary school level, in response to the education quality indicators of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
“The education ministry has participated in the PISA programme three times. The first time was the pilot level for developing countries in 2017 (PISA-D), in which 9 countries participated,” the minister explained, via social media.
“The second time, PISA 2022, was a full programme with 81 countries participating. This time, 2025, a total of 91 countries are taking part, most of them developed countries and members of the OECD. The ministry plans to collect data for PISA 2025 in the fourth week of June,” he added.
The PISA results have become an important benchmark for measuring the progress of the education system against international standards, especially in response to the economic environment in the digital age, which requires a focus on building globally competent human capital.
The programme focuses on average scores in reading, mathematics, and science. This is combined with two other key achievement indicators, including the overall rate of primary and secondary school completion and the rate of dropout in primary and secondary school, to measure educational achievement.
