The PIRLS 2021 Insights series explores selected research topics using both reading achievement and contextual data from the study.
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The TIMSS 2023 Insights series investigates selected educational research topics by drawing on mathematics and science achievement results as well as contextual data.
The PISA in Focus series offers monthly, policy-oriented notes that delve into key topics from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
The SEA-PLM 2024 Regional Snapshot on writing presents results on students’ writing skills across all participating countries and accompanies the release of the 2024 writing datasets, complementing earlier results on reading, mathematics, and contextual data.
The international results of the International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study (IELS) will be released on 5 May 2026, presenting internationally comparable data on the learning and well-being of 5-year-old children attending Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centres and/or schools. The study directly measures emergent literacy and numeracy, executive function, as well as social and emotional skills. In addition, it collects information on each participating child through questionnaires completed by parents and staff.
The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) program has released its 2024 Main Regional Report, presenting new comparative evidence on the reading and mathematics achievement of Grade 5 students across six countries. The learning data are complemented by student-, teacher-, and school-level questionnaires, and, for the first time, by system-level questionnaires.
The OECD has released the results from TALIS Starting Strong 2024, addressing the practices, background, professional development opportunities, and working conditions of staff and leaders in early childhood education and care (ECEC) across 17 countries and jurisdictions.
The OECD has published the latest Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2024 report, presenting insights from 280,000 educators across 55 education systems on teachers’ working conditions, professional development, and the realities of the modern classroom.
IEA and the TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College have released the LaNA 2023 Linking Study International Database (IDB), offering achievement and contextual data from participating education systems.
The LaNA (Literacy and Numeracy Assessment) 2023 Linking Study report is now available open-access online. Conducted by IEA and the TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College, the study aimed to measure basic reading and mathematics skills at the primary school level.