OECD

More scrolling, less reading: Teen literacy sinks to lowest this century

More than one in four students say devices distract them from their lessons.

Singapore students rank top in reading, second in maths and science in OECD study

The Republic came in first for reading, and second for mathematics and science in the Programme for International Student Assessment 2025.

Ukraine submits updated bid for OECD membership, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appears before meeting with Honduras' President Nasry Asfura during his visit to Kyiv, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

OECD urges Singapore, Japan to join global study on financial literacy of 15-year-olds

Ensuring financial literacy among youth and strengthened cyber defences is among the key priorities of the OECD.

National job stereotypes need updating

Commuters wait for a train on the platform at Earls Court Tube station in London. In the past three years, the employment rate of working-age people in the OECD is at an all-time high.

Over 145 countries agree on update to global minimum tax deal, addressing US concerns

OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said the new arrangement "enhances tax certainty, reduces complexity, and protects tax bases."

OECD raises US, euro zone growth targets as world economy proves ‘resilient’

Tariffs have put the brakes on global growth, but demand has held up astonishingly well, the OECD says in its latest report.

Commentary

Long hours, huge stress and VIPs (very involved parents). So what keeps a teacher in S’pore going?

A recent survey showed teachers in Singapore are the third hardest-working in the world.

Will young teachers in Singapore last in an increasingly complex profession?

According to a survey on Oct 7, Singapore teachers spent 17.7 hours a week on actual teaching in 2024.

3 in 4 Singapore teachers use AI, more than double overseas peers: OECD survey

The survey findings show that teachers here are highly responsive to digital technologies, with adoption of AI among the highest globally.

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