Irish students among the best at maths and science, international study finds

Ireland is the highest scoring country in the EU when it comes to maths, but a number of countries outside the bloc, including England and Northern Ireland, score better. File Picture.

Irish students are performing relatively well at maths and science compared to our international neighbours but a gap remains between our highest achieving students and their counterparts in different countries.

The latest round of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) suggests that the most academic students here still lag behind the highest achievers in other countries.