Irish students among world's best readers, but more say they do not read for fun

The OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests measure how well 15-year old students are performing in reading, maths, and science.

While Irish students remain among the best readers in the developed world, and among the most capable at spotting 'fake news', more and more say they do not read for fun.

The findings are contained in the latest OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests, which measure how well 15-year old students are performing in reading, maths, and science.