24/05/2017 - This volume explores students’ experience with and knowledge about money and provides an overall picture of 15-year-olds’ ability to apply their accumulated knowledge and skills to real-life situations involving financial issues and decisions.
Countries covered - The 2015 assessment covers 15 countries and economies: Australia, the Flemish Community of Belgium, 7 provinces in Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island), Chile, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Spain and the United States. 5 partner countries and economies also participated in the second assessment: Brazil, 4 provinces in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Guangdong), Lithuania, Peru and the Russian Federation.
09/07/2014 - The first volume examines 15-year-old students’ performance in financial literacy in the 18 countries and economies that participated in this optional assessment. It also discusses the relationship of financial literacy to students’ and their families’ background and to students’ mathematics and reading skills. The volume also explores students’ access to money and their experience with financial matters. In addition, it provides an overview of the current status of financial education in schools and highlights relevant case studies.
Countries covered - Sixty-five countries or regions took part in the PISA test on mathematics literacy. Students from 18 of these countries also tackled problems related to financial literacy: Australia, Belgium (Flemish Community), Shanghai-China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Israel, Italy, Latvia, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain and United States.