PISA 2022: National Report for Wales

Ingram, Jenni; Stiff, Jamie; Cadwallader, Stuart; Lee, Gabriel; Kayton, Heather

Abstract

PISA 2022 involved 81 education systems, including Wales. In Wales, 2,568 15-year-old learners from 89 schools completed a 2-hour computer-based assessment and learner questionnaire.

The sample for Wales, and for many other countries, did not meet some of the PISA standards. Non-Response Bias Analyses were carried out to estimate the amount of bias within Wales’ sample, and the sample of other countries that did not meet PISA standards. The potential bias in the PISA results for Wales was effectively reduced statistically as part of the analysis process, through the use of adjusted weightings. However, in some of the education systems where the PISA standards were not met, such adjustments may be less effective and some results may therefore be somewhat higher than they might otherwise be. Given that the samples elsewhere in the UK, in several OECD countries, and in other comparator countries, may not be entirely representative of those countries’ populations, some caution is required when interpreting the analysis that is presented in this report, particularly when comparing Wales’ results with those of other countries, and with the OECD average scores that are reported throughout this report.

Citation

Ingram, J., Stiff, J., Cadwallader, S., Lee, G., & Kayton, H. (2023). PISA 2022: National Report for Wales. Welsh Government

• Report Type: Research Report
• Publication Date: Dec 5, 2023
• Deposit Date: Feb 20, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 14, 2025
• Series Title: Achievement of 15 year olds (Program for International Student Assessment) PISA national report
• ISBN: 978-1-83577-205-8
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/34634415
• Publisher URL: https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2023-12/pisa-2022-national-report-wales-059.pdf