The study offers participating countries a valuable opportunity to examine student progress over time, deepening insights into learning growth and educational effectiveness.
TIMSS-L will provide countries with high-quality, internationally-comparable longitudinal data that:
- Contextualize achievement gaps and provide insight into how to address them
- Make information about achievement growth visible and available to education stakeholders
- Use longitudinal evidence related to home, classroom, and school features associated with learning gains to inform educational policy decisions
- Compare educational quality in a global context using an alternative outcome measure
Total number of education systems participating in TIMSS 2023 Longitudinal Study: Nine
Georgia; Italy; Jordan; Korea, Rep. of; Kosovo; Montenegro; North Macedonia, Rep. of; Slovenia; Sweden
All entities participated at fifth grade. Countries listed in bold participated at both fifth and ninth grade.
The Launch of the TIMSS 2023 Longitudinal Report and Results took place on Tuesday, 09 December at 10:00 am Central European Time. This livestreamed event was recorded and is available via IEA's YouTube. See the event page for more information.
In support of the improvement of education systems in the Western Balkan region, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture provided support by covering the costs of Western Balkan participants interested in enrollment in TIMSS 2023 Longitudinal. The action helps to inform education policy and thus contributes to the improvement of education in the region and its possible future inclusion in the European educational area.