English: It can be recalled that the results of the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) showed that our learners ranked second to the last in Mathematics and Science among other learners in 79 countries. The Philippines also came out last in both Mathematics and Science in the 2019 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) out of 58 countries. In the Southeast Asia Primary learning Metrics 2019, only 17% of our Grade 5 learners met the minimum standards in Mathematics.
Filipino: Matatandang batay sa resulta ng 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), kung saan 79 mga bansa ang nakilahok, ang mga mag-aaral ng bansa ang nakakuha ng pangalawang pinakamababang marka pagdating sa Mathematics at Science. Ang Pilipinas din ang nakakuha ng pinakamababang marka sa Mathematics at Science sa 2019 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Sa Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics 2019 naman, 17 porsyento lamang ng mga mag-aaral ng bansa sa Grade 5 ang may taglay ng minimum standards pagdating sa Mathematics.