Programme for International Student Assessment (2000 to 2012)
The Programme for International Student Assessment has had several runs before the most recent one in 2012. The first PISA assessment was carried out in 2000.

Programme for International Student Assessment (2000 to 2012)

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Table Section Text: The Programme for International Student Assessment has had several runs before the most recent one in 2012. The first PISA assessment was carried out in 2000.

Period	Focus	OECD countries	Partner countries	Participating students	Notes

2000	Reading	28	4 + 11	265,000	The Netherlands disqualified from data analysis. 11 additional non-OECD countries took the test in 2002.

2003	Mathematics	30	11	275,000	UK disqualified from data analysis. Also included test in problem solving.

2006	Science	30	27	400,000	Reading scores for US excluded from analysis due to misprint in testing materials.

2009	Reading	34	41 + 10	470,000	10 additional non-OECD countries took the test in 2010.

2012	Mathematics	34	31	510,000

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In Programme for International Student Assessment (2000 to 2012), 265,000 15 year-olds from 28 OECD countries were participating in assessment in reading.

final_sentence: In Programme for International Student Assessment (2000 to 2012), 265,000 15 year-olds from 28 OECD countries were participating in assessment in reading.