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Irish Students Are Top Of The Class In Maths And Science in Europe

The study involved 650 thousand fourth class and second year students in 65 countries.

Irish secondary school students are among the top performers in maths and science in Europe, however there’s been a significant fall in the performance of girls.
  
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2023 has highlighted a large gender difference for the first time, with boys outperforming girls in both subjects.
  
The study involved 650 thousand fourth class and second year students in 65 countries, and is being welcomed by the Teachers Union of Ireland, which says the results are a tribute to teachers and students here.

General Secretary of the Teachers Union of Ireland, Tullamore's Michael Gillespie, says Ireland spends less than one per cent of GDP on second level, placing it at the bottom of 34 OECD countries:

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