Education 506

Costa Rica isn’t reading well — but what does this mean?

Do you know what percentage of 15-year-olds from Costa Rica are advanced readers at the highest level? According to an international test applied in 2018 to 63% of 15-year-olds in any category of public and private school, the answer is: not one. Surprised? Tests from the OECD Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, showed […]

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