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Nicușor Dan Calls Romania’s PISA Results “A Major Wake-Up Call We Cannot Ignore”

From Adevărul · () Romanian

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  • President Nicușor Dan described Romania’s PISA 2025 results as a major warning, saying the country performed below the OECD average in every assessed area.
  • He highlighted structural inequalities linked to students’ families and schools, along with the need to reduce dropout rates and strengthen basic skills.
  • Dan called for data-based evaluation, early support for at-risk students, responsible technology use and larger, more effective education spending.

President Nicușor Dan has described Romania’s PISA 2025 results as “a major wake-up call we cannot ignore,” warning that the country’s education system remains deeply shaped by inequality.

The results of the PISA 2025 study represent a major wake-up call that we cannot ignore, regardless of the political or economic context in which we find ourselves.

· Nicușor DanThe Romanian president’s assessment of the PISA 2025 results.

In a statement released after the results, Dan said the chances of Romanian students achieving strong academic performance depend too heavily on their family backgrounds and the schools they attend. He called this an unacceptable structural problem that authorities must urgently address.

The president said the study offers a troubling view of Romania’s education system. The results placed Romania below the OECD average in all the areas assessed, while also highlighting major differences between schools and between students from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

One of the most worrying conclusions of the PISA 2025 study is precisely that a child’s chance of achieving good school results depends to an unacceptably large extent on the family they come from and the place where they study.

· Nicușor DanHis warning about structural inequalities in Romania’s education system.

Dan said the findings should lead to action rather than resignation or division. He called for policies that identify and support students at educational risk at an early stage, reduce school dropout, and improve basic reading, mathematics and science skills. He also backed a national data-based evaluation system, responsible use of technology and artificial intelligence, and better learning conditions for all children.

The PISA 2025 results must be an argument for action and collaboration, not a reason for resignation or division.

· Nicușor DanHis call for concrete measures following the assessment.

He added that these measures would require significant budget allocations. Romania, he said, needs to invest more in education, and do so more consistently and intelligently.

Romania must invest more, more consistently and more intelligently in education.

· Nicușor DanHis conclusion on the need for increased and more effective education funding.
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Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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