Brazil’s PISA 2025 Scores Narrow Gap With OECD, Yet Lag Persists

In the latest PISA 2025 results released by the OECD, Brazil’s 15‑year‑old students scored 408 in reading, 377 in mathematics and 409 in science, still below the OECD average of 466, 469 and 486 respectively. The country’s performance gap has shrunk over the past two decades: reading fell from 102 to 58 points, mathematics from 131 to 92, and science from 113 to 77. Brazil’s science score rose from 403 to 409, the largest improvement among the three subjects. The assessment introduced a new domain, Learning in the Digital World, where Brazil earned 406 against an OECD average of 500. A striking 81 % of Brazilian schools now restrict cell‑phone use, up from 37 % in 2022, while 16 % of students view school as a waste of time—lower than the OECD average. These data underscore progress yet highlight the need for continued policy focus on digital learning and curriculum reform.