# Around one-third of young Europeans are ‘functionally illiterate’, education expert says

https://mins.news/en/video/50992

- euronews, 2026-09-09 08:13 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=catblPfKrMc

> Maciej Jakubowski, director of the Educational Research Institute, says the OECD’s PISA report points to declining performance in most European countries. He estimates that around one-third of young Europeans are “functionally illiterate.”

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