PISA and Our Human Resource’s Capacity

We are saddened and broken-hearted upon seeing the results of the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

KOMPAS/ABDULLAH FIKRI ASHRI

Hendrik Andriana teaches mathematics to two third-grade students on Wednesday (27/11/2019) at SDN 3 Karangwuni state elementary school in Karangwuni village of Sedong district, Cirebon regency, West Java. The two students make up the school’s entire student body.

PISA examined students’ abilities in reading, math and science. The result was that, in these three aspects, Indonesian students’ average scores were between 371 and 396, way below the global average of 500. Consequently, Indonesia is ranked 66 out of 76 participating countries. In 2016, Indonesia was ranked 62 out of 70 countries.

On the other hand, Chinese students excelled above all others in the survey. Quoting Bloomberg, Fortune cited that excellence in reading, math and science is a reserve for future economic strength and in the effort to maintain economic capacity.