Filipino students just posted their best reading scores ever

In the OECD's 2025 international assessment — the test given to 15-year-olds around the world — Filipino students posted their best results yet: up 20 points in reading, 17 in science and 16 in math since 2022. A ten-year trend analysis named the Philippines the fastest-improving education system in reading among all participating countries. President Marcos credited the learners themselves — 'hardworking and serious about their studies' — and their teachers.