Australia’s year 4 literacy rate rises from 27th to 21st in study of 45 countries

Australian students lag significantly behind those in countries such as Russia, England and Singapore

Australia’s overall primary literacy rates are improving but the number of students with the lowest literacy rates remain stubbornly consistent, a new study has found.

The Pirls assessment – Progress in International Reading Literacy Study – released on Tuesday, gauged the literacy skills of 580,000 year 4 students in 50 countries.

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ACT went backwards by 4% since 2011, but Western Australia improved by 10%.

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