In TrendsSensex TodayStocks To BuyGold-Silver PricesBrent Crude PricesRupee vs DollarDefence StockTeen reading slumps to worst this century due to surge in screen timeThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2025 test of 760,000 15-year-olds across 91 countries showed reading, mathematics and science scores at their lowest levels since data began to be collected in 2000.By Reuters September 8, 2026, 8:02:15 PM IST (Published)Teenagers more accustomed to smartphones than Shakespeare are reading at the worst levels seen this century, driving a broader decline in education, a global student assessment found.The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2025 test of 760,000 15-year-olds across 91 countries showed reading, mathematics and science scores at their lowest levels since data began to be collected in 2000.On average, students were reading at a level that had in the past been expected of students one year younger, according to the OECD’s latest Programme for International Student Assessment released on Tuesday.A 2012 reading high of 501 on PISA’s index had declined to a score of 466 last year. The test is widely regarded as the world’s leading gauge of educational performance and its results are closely scrutinised by governments and educators.”In reading, more screen time and less reading…
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