Russia: ten-year-olds read 14 points worse in 2021 than in 2016, after 15 years of gains
From 2001 to 2016 their score rose 53. Grade-4 maths gained 35 by 2019. At age 15, reading in 2018 was 17 above 2000 but 16 below the 2015 peak.
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International school tests: reading in grade 4 (every five years), maths in grade 4 (every four years), reading at 15 (every three years). Each test is comparable only with itself.
Each bar is the change in Russia's mean score over a period: right is higher, left lower. Every change shown is beyond the measurement error.
- Russia: reading, grade 4 points
2001: 528; 2016: 581; 2021: 567
IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
- Russia: maths, grade 4 points
2003: 532; 2019: 567
IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- Russia: reading, age 15 points
2000: 461.8; 2015: 494.6; 2018: 478.5
IEA PIRLS 2021 and TIMSS 2019 trend tables; OECD PISA 2018 reading trend table. Significance: the reports' marks and |Δ| > 1.96 standard errors.
In 2021 Russia sat the test on schedule, in April, on computer (previously on paper). The fall coincided with the pandemic; that is timing, not a proven cause. There is nothing newer: Russia skipped PISA 2022 and TIMSS 2023.
A question for this picture
Did young and old Russians differ in the adult test?