# Students in several Asian education systems are leading the world in reading, mathematics and science, according to the latest International Student Assessment rankings. The strongest results came from four Chinese regions and Singapore, while Japan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Macao also ranked among the global top performers. Estonia and the United Kingdom were the only non-Asian systems outside the Chinese regions and Singapore to make the top ten across all three subjects. Overall performance is declining, however, with reading showing the sharpest fall and mathematics also weakening across many countries.
Asian students lead global rankings