What did Donald Trump claim about education on 21 Feb 2025?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
And we were 38, 38, 39. And congratulations, but two months ago, three months ago we hit number 40. So, we were last in terms of education in the world.
The U.S. was not last. In the latest international test of 15-year-olds, across 81 systems, only 5 scored higher than the U.S. in reading, 9 in science and 25 in math.
In the most recent international assessment of 15-year-olds (PISA 2022, 81 countries and education systems), only 5 systems had higher reading scores than the United States and the U.S. outscored 68; 9 systems were higher in science and 25 in mathematics (National Center for Education Statistics).
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- Speech to the nation's governors at the White House, Washington, D.C.
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