# SPD economic advocacy and PISA 2025 education trends > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/spd-economic-and-social-investment-advocacy > Updated: 2026-09-07T21:00:00.000Z. Sources: 796. Developments: 2. The SPD has advocated for a shift in German economic policy, moving away from austerity toward massive public investment to ensure industrial transformation and economic stability. The party leadership argued that long-term austerity has damaged infrastructure and created an investment backlog. Building on this push for increased spending, the SPD proposed specific funding mechanisms to support social infrastructure. This includes a resolution to increase contributions from high-net-worth individuals and large inheritances to fund the education system. The party aims to use these funds to implement “gradual fee-free” daycare services and to support mandatory language and motor skill assessments for children to ensure foundational readiness for primary school. Following the release of the PISA 2025 study results, the debate over education funding has intensified. The OECD report, involving over 760,000 students from 91 countries, revealed a widespread decline in educational performance among 15-year-old students globally, marking the lowest average global performances in mathematics, reading, and science to date. In Germany, the results showed the country’s lowest competency levels in reading, mathematics, and science since PISA assessments began. Recent data highlights divergent global trends. Turkey emerged as a success story, with OECD Director Andreas Schleicher praising the country for increasing performance in mathematics, reading, and science. Saudi Arabia also reported a significant increase in science proficiency, rising 23 points since 2022. Conversely, setbacks were noted in Argentina, where mathematics scores fell by 11 points, and Bulgaria, where only 43% of students reached basic competency in mathematics. In Vietnam, approximately 59% of 15-year-old students have not yet reached the basic reading comprehension level required for real-world application. Further analysis of the PISA 2025 results underscores these divergent trends. While regions in China, Singapore, and Taiwan continue to lead global rankings in science, mathematics, and reading, the report identifies systemic challenges elsewhere. ## Claims - Baku achieved a mathematics score of 465, ranking 29th out of 81 countries and regions. (disputed) - Azerbaijan ranked 49th in the PISA mathematics assessment. (disputed) - Approximately 57% of evaluated 15-year-old students report that learning new things is boring. (disputed) - The percentage of students reporting boredom with learning fell in 60 countries between 2022 and 2025. (disputed) - The 2025 PISA report shows a global decline in student performance across several nations. (corroborated by 42 sources) - The PISA 2025 assessment included over 760,000 students from 91 countries and economies. (corroborated by 22 sources) - German students achieved their lowest competency scores in reading, mathematics, and science since the start of PISA assessments. (corroborated by 11 sources) ## Timeline ### 2026-09-07: PISA 2025 results show divergent global education trends The PISA 2025 report shows mixed global education results: Turkey and Saudi Arabia saw significant improvements, while Bulgaria and Argentina reported declines in core competencies. 795 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spd-proposes-using-high-wealth-to-fund-education-and-daycare ### 2026-08-24: SPD calls for massive investment instead of austerity The SPD is advocating for massive public investment over austerity, highlighting the use of a 500-billion-euro special fund to modernize German infrastructure and support industrial transformation. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spd-calls-for-massive-investment-instead-of-austerity --- Cite as: SPD economic advocacy and PISA 2025 education trends. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/spd-economic-and-social-investment-advocacy