OECD data: reading scores dropped by nearly two years of schooling since 2012
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-08
A thread dubbed "Attentionpocalypse" argues the world is undergoing a process of de-literacy. The latest evidence comes from the OECD: student reading scores have been declining at an accelerating pace since 2012, a drop now equivalent to almost 2 years of schooling. The author attributes the mechanism to steadily eroding attention spans, potentially amplified by AI and fragmented media consumption.
Related event: OECD PISA Report: Global Reading Skills Fall Nearly Two School Years(5 posts)→
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