In 2012, eight Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay) participated in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - a test that evaluated what 15 year olds know and can do in mathematics, reading, and science in 65 education systems. These briefs summarize the performance of the region.
Complete List of Briefs
- Brief #1: How did the region perform?
- Brief #2: How did the region improve?
- Brief #3: How many students are underperforming?
- Brief #4: How many students achieved an outstanding performance?
- Brief #5: How do girls and boys perform?
- Brief #6: How do rich and poor students perform?
- Brief #7: How do assessment and accountability policies relate to student performance?
- Brief #8: What are the countries with the greatest improvements in PISA doing? The case of Brazil
- Brief #9: How is access to material resources related to student performance?
- Brief #10: How are students who went to pre-school performing?
- Brief #11: Chile in PISA - achievements and remaining challenges
- Brief #12: Colombia in PISA - achievements and remaining challenges
- Brief #13: Peru in PISA - achievements and remaining challenges
- Brief #14: Mexico in PISA - achievements and remaining challenges
- Emiliana Vegas, Maria Soledad Bos, and Hugo Ñopo: PISA Results for all countries
- Emma Naslund: Math and Science Results
- Loreto Biehl: Results of Argentina
- Marcelo Perez Alfaro: Results of Brasil
- Jesus Duarte: Results of Uruguay
- Horacio Alvarez Marinelli: Results of Colombia
- Claudia Uribe: Results of Mexico
- Mariana Alfonso: Results of Peru
- Alejandro Morduchowicz: Results of Costa Rica
- Catalina Covacevich: Results of Chile