Once again, the United States did poorly compared to other countries and territories, outranked by 38 countries in math, 24 in science, and 22 in reading.
The results are especially stark when looking at US student achievement compared to much poorer countries, Andreas Schleicher, director of education and skills at the OECD, noted on CNN Monday.
“Today the 10% of the most disadvantaged children in Vietnam — and they grow up in very poor households — those children do better than the average American child,” Schleicher said.
Vietnam outperformed the US in both math and science.
The average income of a citizen in Vietnam is $5,070 yearly, compared with $53,470 for the US.
It’s a point that President-elect Trump repeatedly hammered on during his campaign.
“We are rated 28 in the world. The United States, think of it, 28 in the world,” he said in a video he uploaded to Facebook earlier this year.
“Third-world countries are ahead of us.”
