Student performance in financial literacy

This chapter compares students’ performance in the 2015 PISA financial literacy assessment across countries and economies. It discusses what students know about financial literacy and how well they can apply what they know. It also describes how performance in 2015 compares to performance in 2012 in the countries and economies that participated in both assessments. The chapter then examines how student performance in financial literacy compares with performance in the core PISA subjects – mathematics, reading and science. The analysis is complemented with economic and financial information about participating countries and its association with students’ performance in financial literacy.