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Across the United States, there is a shortage of qualified mathematics instructors. [18] [19] Despite their best intentions, parents may transmit their mathematical anxiety to their children, who may also have school teachers who fear mathematics, [20] [21] and they overestimate their children's mathematical proficiency. [22]
In 2022, the average mathematics literacy score of U.S. 15-year-olds (465) was lower than the average score in 2003 (483). Among the 34 other education systems that participated in both 2003 and 2022, average mathematics literacy scores were higher in 2022 than in 2003 in 3 of those education systems. In these education systems, from 2003 to ...
In the United States, 7 percent of 15-year-old students in 2022 were top performers in mathematics literacy, scoring at proficiency levels 5 and above; 34 percent of students were low performers in mathematics literacy, scoring below proficiency level 2. In the United States, the percentage of top performers in mathematical literacy (7 percent ...
The United States, along with 19 other countries and education systems, also participated in the optional financial literacy assessment in 2022, with the results to be released in May 2024. Click on the four buttons below to explore the PISA 2022 results by subject area. Make sure to continue reading down the page for more information about PISA.
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2023 is an international assessment and research project designed to measure trends in mathematics and science achievement at the fourth- and levels as well as school and teacher practices related to instruction. Since 1995, TIMSS has been administered every 4 years.
In 2022 in the United States, 15-year-old male students scored higher, on average, than their female peers by 13 points on mathematics literacy. Across the participating OECD countries, on average, male students outperformed female students in mathematics by 9 points. The U.S. male–female score difference was not significantly different from ...
In 2019, U.S. 4th-graders’ average score on the TIMSS mathematics scale (535) was higher than the average scores of their peers in 42 education systems and lower than the scores of those in 14 education systems. U.S. 4th-graders ranked 15th among the 64 participating education systems in average TIMSS mathematics score.
In the United States, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. State governments set overall educational standards, often mandate standardized tests for K–12 public school systems and supervise, usually through a board of regents, state colleges, and universities.