00:00In Colombia, 7 out of 10 fifteen-year-old students fail to solve a basic math problem
00:05and only 46% reach the basic level in reading.
00:08This was confirmed by the results of the PISA 2025 tests,
00:11who are responsible for evaluating the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of 15-year-old students every three years
00:17years
00:18in 91 countries and economies, including Colombia.
00:21This Tuesday, September 8, when presenting the results,
00:24Andrés Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills at the OECD,
00:27He pointed out that the reading scores are the most worrying,
00:30Because the average student in 2025 reads as if they were a year younger, 14, not 15.
00:35Between 2018 and 2025, reading rates fell in 56 of the 74 countries with comparable data.
00:41That is, 3 out of every 4 education systems in the world.
00:44And contrary to what one might expect, those who fell behind the most were not the poorest students,
00:49but the most advanced.
00:50How did Colombia fare?
00:51In this country, the situation is no exception to this global trend.
00:54Although their results were roughly the same in 2022,
00:58for Luz Carimio Badía, dean of the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences at Javeriana University,
01:03They are worrying.
01:04This means that Colombia remains very stagnant in terms of effective learning.
01:09They are young people who are finishing high school and do not have the basic tools to understand a text.
01:17to solve problems, to use information and make inferences, and to make good decisions.
01:24In reading, the country obtained 399 points, placing it 57th out of the 91 evaluated.
01:30and sixth in Latin America, below Chile, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Brazil and Mexico.
01:35Only 1% of the 7,268 Colombian students who completed the assessment
01:41reached the top 5 level in reading comprehension.
01:43These figures, according to Gloria Bernal, director and co-founder of the Laboratory of Economics of Education,
01:49They raise the alarm.
01:49Reading is the cornerstone of many of the skills that children develop later on.
01:57not only academically, but for life.
02:00And without those skills, their academic and professional futures are at risk.
02:11and even everyday decisions.
02:14In fact, the OECD report highlights the importance of reading and points out that those countries
02:19Those that registered a greater drop in this index also tended to fall more in mathematics and science.
02:25In Colombia, this correlation is also observed.
02:27Half of the students do not reach the basic level in science, and only 1% reached the high level.
02:31performance.
02:32In mathematics, the picture is not very different.
02:34Seven out of ten 15-year-olds do not reach the minimum competencies in this subject
02:39and almost no students reached the highest level, while the OECD average was 8%.
02:44While it is positive that they compare Colombia's education system with that of countries like France, Germany, the United States, or
02:50Finland,
02:51for Hernando Bayona, former Deputy Minister of Education, Preschool, Basic and Secondary,
02:55That doesn't mean we're getting good results.
02:57But if you also compare the results with those of the region, we practically do very badly as well.
03:06Colombia consistently ranks below Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
03:12practically in all areas or in most areas.
03:16So, what path could Colombia take?
03:18It is crucial to continue strengthening the extended school day and not delay the return to classrooms in cities.
03:22and municipalities affected by the earthquake.
03:24It is also essential to strengthen teacher training and promote educational innovation through technological tools.
03:31If you would like to learn more about the results of the PISA 2025 tests,
03:34You can find the full article in the Education section.
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