World view: U.S. students are strong reading, weak in well-being

By Matt Zalaznick

October 29, 2026 at 08:32 AM

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U.S. 15-year-olds placed sixth in reading and seventh in science but 16th of 24 in math.
Achievement gaps by race, ethnicity and economic disadvantage remain wide.
U.S. now has the widest gap between high and low scorers.

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