Japanese elementary and junior high school students continued to get high science and math scores in an international survey in 2023, the education ministry said Wednesday.
Japan's average score for math among elementary school fourth graders fell 2 points from the previous test to 591, remaining in fifth place in the world, according to the results of the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.
The average math score among Japanese eighth graders, or students in the second year of junior high school, rose 1 point to 595, staying in fourth in the global rankings.
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