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Japanese students remain among the top in the world according to the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, which surveyed youth from 65 countries and regions.
The science and math assessment focuses on students in their fourth and eighth year of school—in Japan, elementary school fourth-graders and junior high school second years. The country maintained favorable results similar to the prior survey conducted in 2019.
On the other hand, there were some issues regarding awareness—fewer children considered themselves “good” at science and math compared to those who said they “enjoyed” learning those subjects.
The results were released by the education ministry on Dec. 4.
A total of 7,780 students from 274 schools in Japan were randomly selected to participate and took the exam on computers.
Japan ranked fifth of 58 countries and regions for fourth grade math skills with 591 points, down two points from the prior survey; they ranked sixth in science with 555 points, seven points less compared to 2019.
Junior high school second years also ranked fourth in math among students in equivalent grades of 44 countries and regions around the world with 595 points, a one-point increase.
The country’s second-year junior high schoolers ranked third in science with 557 points, down 13 points from the last assessment.
All of Japan’s rankings remained the same as the 2019 survey except for fourth grade science, which dropped from fourth place.
After analyzing results, the education ministry said the level of academic achievement has been maintained.
Singapore ranked first in both subjects and grades of all countries and regions. Taiwan placed second and third and South Korea sat at second, third and fourth place.
Overall, East Asian countries and regions notably placed at the top of the rankings.
Students’ level of interest in science and mathematics was also examined.
In Japan, 70 percent of junior high school second-year students answered that they “enjoy” studying science versus the international average of 79 percent.
Meanwhile, 45 percent of eighth-grade students answered that they are “good” at science; the international average was 51 percent.
Only 27 percent of junior high school second-year students said they “want to have a career that uses science,” while the international average was 58 percent. A similar trend was observed in mathematics.
The survey has been conducted every four years since 1995 by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement.
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