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Traditionally, one of the strengths of the Finnish education system has been students’ advanced reading literacy skills. In PISA assessments, the proficiency levels for mathematics and science have also been high in Finland. Albeit the average level of Finnish student performance has slightly declined in the latest PISA assessments, Finland is still among the highest-ranking countries in the world.
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Välijärvi, J., Sulkunen, S. (2016). Finnish School in International Comparison. In: Niemi, H., Toom, A., Kallioniemi, A. (eds) Miracle of Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-776-4_1
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