New OECD report shows Scottish pupils are embracing Global Citizenship

The OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 survey results reflect pupils’ positive attitudes and respect for others.

In 2018, Scotland participated in the first PISA 'Global Competence' assessment, the results of which have been published in a new OECD report - 'Are Students Ready to Thrive in an Interconnected World'.

The data released from the new PISA report evaluates school students' ‘global competence’ – their ability to examine local, global and intercultural issues, to understand and appreciate different perspectives and world views, to engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions with people from different cultures, and to act for collective well-being and sustainable development.

The results show that pupils in Scotland have very positive attitudes towards immigrants as well as an above average respect for people from other parts of the world, including respect for others’ values and opinions.

Overall, Scotland’s score in the assessment was 534; one of five countries out of twenty-seven to score at least 50 points above the average. These results are a positive indication of the impact of the Learning for Sustainability Action Plan within the Curriculum for Excellence, and of the importance of global citizenship education for young people in Scotland.

Understanding global issues and valuing respect and equality are integral to a global citizenship approach to learning for a more just and sustainable world. These results illustrate that young people in Scotland are embracing their role as active global citizens in our interconnected world.

To read the full report from the OECD, see here.

For more on Scotland's results, see here.