The Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) hosted, on October 27th, a meeting between representatives of the municipalities in the education sector and the metropolitan educational community. The gathering aimed to analyze and discuss the results of the PISA for Schools 2025/2026 program.
The meeting was led by Marta Procópio, from the Institute for Education, Quality and Evaluation (EduQA), head of the multidisciplinary PISA for Schools team, accompanied by Carla Antunes, project manager for the Lisbon metropolitan area. Metropolitan secretary Ricardo Teixeira was also present.
Although specific data for AML is not fully individualized in the OECD's general reports, the overall PISA landscape, released in September, points to a marked regional asymmetry. AML was identified as the most penalized region in the overall competence results, necessitating the development of targeted strategies for recovery and learning promotion, with the support of school leadership and municipalities.
General PISA results indicate a significant regression in Portuguese students, with a loss of 12 points in mathematics and 15 in reading since 2022, a decline more pronounced in socioeconomically vulnerable territorial contexts. PISA for Schools, designed for institutional self-assessment, collects data on student performance, learning environment, and attitudes through questionnaires.
The project aims to provide teachers and principals with a transnational learning experience on how to develop relevant knowledge, skills, and competencies in a rapidly changing world. It measures the ability of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics, and science, with internationally comparable results.
These data, shared and analyzed by those present, serve as a starting point for defining future solutions and better understanding the educational reality. The project, which involved an investment of 200,000 euros, includes 22 public schools from the 18 AML municipalities, with evaluations scheduled for 2025 and 2028.
