English: Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, international large-scale assessments have been showing that Filipino learners are struggling to master basic competencies. In the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the Philippines ranked last out of 79 countries when it comes to Reading. The Philippines also ranked second to the last when it comes to Mathematics and Science. Results of the PISA further show that only one out of five learners aged fifteen who took the exam reached the minimum proficiency level in each subject.
Filipino: Bago pa tumama ang pandemya ng COVID-19, lumalabas na sa mga international large-scale assessments na hirap na ang mga mag-aaral ng bansa pagdating sa basic competencies. Sa 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment kung saan 79 bansa ang lumahok, Pilipinas ang nakakuha ng pinakamababang marka pagdating sa Reading. Ang Pilipinas din ang nakakuha ng pangalawang pinakamababang marka pagdating sa Mathematics at Science. Lumalabas din sa resulta ng PISA na isa lamang sa limang mag-aaral na labinlimang taong gulang ang may taglay na minimum proficiency sa bawat subject.