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SPD economic advocacy and PISA 2025 education trends

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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.~~ performance. Saudi Arabia also reported a significant increase in science ~~proficiency, rising 23 points since 2022.~~ proficiency. 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.~~ In Argentina, scores have now reached a 20-year low.

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