“At least, even if the results are saddening, we know now that there are these problems, and now we know about them. The results of PISA 2018 of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed that the Philippines ranked the lowest out of 79 countries in reading comprehension with a score of 340. This was way below the 487 average score in reading comprehension of all participating countries. The Philippines scored 353 in mathematics and 357 in science — both below the average score of all participating countries as well. Reading comprehension and fake news“According to this assessment that the reading comprehension is low, it’s not surprising why many fall victim to fake news,” Gutierrez noted.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 08, 2019 10:41 UTC