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China Tops Global Math Ranking 2026; 7 Asian Nations in Top 10, India Absent
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Moneycontrol•22-09-2026, 08:00
China Tops Global Math Ranking 2026; 7 Asian Nations in Top 10, India Absent
- •China leads the 2026 global mathematics ranking with 612 points, based on PISA 2025 results.
- •Seven Asian education systems, including Singapore, Macao, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong, are among the top 10.
- •The ranking, released by OECD, assesses 15-year-old students' ability to apply math knowledge to real-world problems.
- •Estonia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom are the only European nations in the top 10.
- •India is missing from the list because it did not participate in the PISA 2025 assessment; its last participation was in 2009.
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China topped the global mathematics ranking for 2026 with an average score of 612 points recorded across its participating regions of Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.
India does not feature in the PISA 2025 mathematics ranking because it did not participate in the assessment, having previously taken part only in 2009 with students from Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh.
Seven Asian education systems secured spots in the global top 10 for mathematics, including China, Singapore, Macao, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong.
