These developments are part of a longer-term trend. The weakening of performance predates the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries, pointing to deeper and more persistent challenges within education systems.
If I’m reading tea leaves, then so are the authors of the report.
If I’m reading tea leaves, then so are the authors of the report.
This refers to specific countries where that might be true, but it can’t be derived from the OECD average as presented in the graph.