Children in Brazil have lower reading skills than in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, international test shows
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The exam, called Pirls (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study), assesses the reading skills of students in the 4th year of elementary school in 57 countries. It is Brazil’s first participation in the international assessment. Brazil lags behind poor countries such as Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan in an international exam that measures reading skills of students in the 4th year of elementary school (9 to 10 years old). The results of the Pirls 2021 (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) were released this Tuesday (16) and mark the Brazilian debut in the assessment, which has existed since 2001. The test assesses children’s ability to understand texts, establish connections between information read and develop a critical sense of content. Due to the pandemic and restrictions on the functioning of schools, the 400,000 students, from the 57 participating countries, were evaluated on different dates — from October 2020 to July 2022. See the highlights: In the overall ranking, Brazil, with 419 points, it was well below average (500 points) and behind countries like Turkey (496), Azerbaijan (440), Uzbekistan (437) and Oman (429). Top performers were recorded in Singapore, Hong Kong, Russia, England and Finland. This report is currently being updated.
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