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PISA 2025: What It Reveals About Education

PISA 2025: ¿Qué nos dice sobre la educación?

Sep 9, 20261 min readGraded Spanish · word-by-word audio

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El informe PISA 2025 muestra una caída general en ciencias, matemáticas y lectura en todos los países de la OCDE.

Sin embargo, el informe también muestra que la diferencia entre los estudiantes con mejores y peores notas es menor en España. Además, los estudiantes españoles muestran buena curiosidad y un uso positivo de la inteligencia artificial.

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Watch out, English speaker

Spanish comparatives use 'más + adjective + que' to mean 'more ... than,' but English often prefers '-er than' or 'more ... than' depending on the adjective. English speakers may try to translate 'más fuerte que' as 'more strong than,' which sounds unnatural in English; say 'stronger than' or 'more severe than' instead. Also, 'que' here is not the same as English 'that' in every context, so don't confuse comparative 'que' with the conjunction 'that.' 'Mostrar' is an o-ue stem-changing verb, so in the present tense it becomes 'muestra,' 'muestras,' 'muestran,' etc. English has no equivalent stem change, so learners often say 'mostra' or 'mostro' by analogy with regular -ar verbs. Remember that the o changes to ue in stressed forms, but not in 'nosotros' or 'vosotros' forms like 'mostramos' and 'mostráis.'

Key vocabulary

informem.
report
“El informe PISA es muy importante para la educación.”— The PISA report is very important for education.
Pattern informe PISA (PISA report)
Compare reporte (m.)
Plural: informes
💡 From Latin informare, meaning 'to form, describe'.
caídaf.
drop, fall, decline
“La caída de los resultados preocupa a los profesores.”— The drop in results worries teachers.
Pattern caída general (general decline)
Compare descenso (m.)
Plural: caídas
💡 Derived from caer (to fall).
cienciasf. pl.
science
“A ella le gustan las ciencias.”— She likes science.
Pattern ciencias naturales (natural sciences)
Singular: ciencia
💡 From Latin scientia, meaning 'knowledge'.
matemáticasf. pl.
mathematics, math
“Las matemáticas son difíciles para mí.”— Math is difficult for me.
Pattern clase de matemáticas (math class)
Compare mates (f. pl., colloquial)
Singular: matemática
💡 From Greek mathema, meaning 'learning'.
lecturaf.
reading
“La lectura es un buen pasatiempo.”— Reading is a good pastime.
Pattern hábito de lectura (reading habit)
Plural: lecturas
💡 Derived from leer (to read).
mediaf.
average
“Su nota está por debajo de la media.”— His grade is below average.
Pattern la media de la clase (class average)
Compare promedio (m.)
Plural: medias
💡 Related to medio (half).
diferenciaf.
difference, gap
“Hay una gran diferencia entre los dos resultados.”— There is a big difference between the two results.
Pattern diferencia entre (difference between)
Compare brecha (f.)
Plural: diferencias
💡 From Latin differentia.
curiosidadf.
curiosity
“Los niños tienen mucha curiosidad por aprender.”— Children are very curious about learning.
Pattern tener curiosidad por (to be curious about)
Compare interés (m.)
Plural: curiosidades
💡 Derived from curioso (curious).
inteligenciaf.
intelligence
“La inteligencia artificial está cambiando el mundo.”— Artificial intelligence is changing the world.
Pattern inteligencia artificial (artificial intelligence)
Compare mente (f.)
Plural: inteligencias
💡 From Latin intelligentia.

Grammar spotlight

Comparative: más...que

Use más + adjective + que to say 'more... than'. The adjective must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes.

“En España, la caída es más fuerte que en otros países cercanos.”— In Spain, the decline is stronger than in other nearby countries.

⚠️ Don't forget que, and make sure the adjective agrees in gender and number.

Verb mostrar

Mostrar (to show) is an o-ue stem-changing verb. In the present tense, the o changes to ue in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

“El informe muestra una caída general.”— The report shows a general decline.

⚠️ Watch the conjugation: muestro, muestras, muestra, mostramos, mostráis, muestran.

Sentence patterns to steal

El informe PISA 2025 muestra una caída general en ciencias, matemáticas y lectura en todos los países de la OCDE.
The PISA 2025 report shows a general decline in science, mathematics, and reading in all OECD countries.
El informe + year + muestra + noun phrase + en + fieldThe year, noun phrase (e.g., una mejora), and field can be replaced.
En España, la caída es más fuerte que en otros países cercanos.
In Spain, the decline is stronger than in other nearby countries.
En + country, + noun + es más + adjective + que + comparisonThe country, noun, adjective, and comparison can be replaced.
Sin embargo, el informe también muestra que la diferencia entre los estudiantes con mejores y peores notas es menor en España.
However, the report also shows that the gap between students with the best and worst grades is smaller in Spain.
Sin embargo, + sentence + también muestra que + clauseThe sentence and clause content can be replaced.

What is the PISA test?

PISA is the Programme for International Student Assessment, conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It takes place every three years and assesses the reading, mathematics, and science skills of 15-year-old students. Spain has participated since 2000, and the results often spark discussions about education policy.

Source: OECD official website

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