“We spend more money per pupil than any other nation in the world, and yet we’re rated No. 40. ... We have to tell the teachers union, we’re rated last in the world in education, of the Top 40.”
What FactCheck.org found
U.S. high school students performed above average in science and reading, and a bit below average in math, according to the latest data compiled by OECD. In other international assessments, elementary students in the U.S. scored above average in math, science and reading. In per-pupil spending, a handful of other countries spent more than the U.S. on primary and secondary schooling.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 4 February 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 February 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.