OECD publishes the 2025 PISA results

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As the latest PISA study shows, students in Switzerland continue to perform at a high level by international comparison. In the main domain of science (501 points; OECD average 482 points), young people achieve a very good result. Performance in mathematics (499 points: OECD average 463 points), surpassed by only three OECD countries, also merits emphasis. Results in reading (470 points; OECD average 461 points) are likewise significantly above the OECD average. Students in Switzerland also achieved a strong result in the competency area of model-based problem solving, which was measured for the first time (520 points; OECD average 500 points).

The long-term development of student performance in Switzerland varies by competency area. While performance in science has remained stable over the past ten years, performance in mathematics and reading is declining. The trend of declining results is also evident in the OECD average.

Individual characteristics were also examined in the main domain of science. In Switzerland, there are no significant gender differences. Social background, the language spoken at home and migration background are, however, important. In particular, students from the lowest quarter of the social-background distribution achieve significantly lower performance than those from the other three quarters.

OECD publishes the 2025 PISA results

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