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Educational proficiency and dropout trends in Spain and LatA

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Educational assessments and dropout trends show varying levels of proficiency and retention across Spain and Latin America. In Spain, 2022 PISA results indicated that students met or exceeded OECD averages in mathematics and science, though reading scores fell slightly below the average. Research suggested that while the Community of Madrid’s dropout rates aligned with statistical forecasts, regions like the Basque Country, Cantabria, and Navarra maintained higher graduation rates than scores would predict. However, 2025 PISA results indicate indicated a decline in educational performance across several categories in both Spain and Argentina. In Spain, reading scores dropped by 23 points, science by 8 points, and mathematics by 16 points. Analysts have suggested a potential correlation between these declines and the impact of digital devices, such as mobile phones and tablets, devices on student attention spans. Recent data from the 2025 PISA report confirms that confirmed Spanish students have reached their lowest historical performance levels in Reading, Mathematics, and Science. Reading scores fell to 451 points, which is 10 points below the OECD average. Mathematics scores dropped to 457, trailing both OECD and EU averages, while science scores reached 477, below the OECD average of 482. OECD senior analyst Tue Halgreen attributed the global decline, particularly in reading comprehension, to the impact of digital screens, suggesting suggested Spanish students have lost the equivalent of more than one school year of learning over the last decade. Regional disparities remain high; while Madrid performed above averages, Melilla and Ceuta By September 2026, reports indicated Spain had recorded the lowest scores. In Argentina, performance its worst historical results in mathematics, reading, and science has regressed compared to 2022. Specifically, 76% of 15-year-old the PISA report. Some assessments suggested students failed have lost the equivalent of two years of learning over the last decade, with some attributing the decline to reach level 2, the minimum competency threshold established by LOMLOE law. While Madrid continues to lead national classifications, the OECD. This represents a continuous downward trend in mathematics, where Basque Country has faced criticism as high per-pupil investment has not prevented it from falling to the proportion bottom of low-performing students rose from 64% regional rankings in 2006 reading and science. Experts continue to 76% link the drop in 2025. reading comprehension to the prevalence of short, fragmented digital content and recreational screen use.

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