Official Statistics

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA): results for England - 2009

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international survey of educational achievement organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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Pre-release access list: OSR29/2010

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Details

Reference Id: OSR29/2010

Publication Type: Statistical Release

Region: England

Release Date: 07 December 2010

Coverage status: Final

Publication Status: Published

PISA assesses the knowledge and skills of students aged fifteen and is carried out on a 3-year cycle, with each cycle assessing reading, mathematics and science and focusing mainly on one of these three areas. The ‘major domain’ of PISA 2009 is reading. The PISA publication was released at 10am on 7 December to coincide with the wider release of information across Europe and elsewhere. The Department normally releases official statistics at 9.30am.

Steve Leman
0114 274 2139

Stephen.Leman@education.gsi.gov.uk

Published 7 December 2010