The Viral Japanese Math Problem In Japan in the 1980s, 90% of 20-year-olds were able to solve this math problem. Now only 60% of people in that same age group were able to solve it.

In the latest survey, the percentages of children in Japan who said that they enjoy learning mathematics or science were again below the international average except in fourth-grade science.

Studies indicate that a mere 60 percent of individuals in their twenties in Japan can solve the math puzzle depicted in the graphic above. Interestingly, in the 80s, a far more impressive 90 ...

In Japan, data from 3,875 fourth graders from 141 schools and 3,905 second graders from 133 schools were randomly selected. Below are scores for 4th grade math scores broken down by country.

Japanese students remain among the top in the world according to the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, which surveyed youth from 65 countries and regions. The science and ...

An international survey shows Japanese students are maintaining high overall levels of academic ability in mathematics and science. The survey called "Trends in International Mathematics and ...

Japanese elementary and junior high school students continued to get high science and math scores in an international survey in 2023, the education ministry said Wednesday. Japan's average score ...

Between 2019 and 2023, test scores for American fourth graders in math dropped by 18 points and scores for eighth graders ...

Matsuo, N. and Nakawa, N. (2024) A Proposed Early Childhood Mathematics Program in Japan. Creative Education, 15, 2553-2573. doi: 10.4236/ce.2024.1512155 .

During the Edo period (1603–1868), as Japan walked a path distinct from most ... allowed people to test themselves on difficult math problems. The solutions and proofs they produced were offered ...

Tokyo, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese elementary and junior high school students continued to get high science and math scores in an international survey in 2023, the education ministry said Wednesday.

Tokyo (Japan), May 23 (ANI): This is an action game that solves mathematics function problem on smart-phone and tablet device for learning the formula of functions. Casio, the Japanese maker of ...