Pisa 2012, the 5th OECD-sponsored test to assess the skills of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics and science, also included an optional assessment of financial literacy, in which Italy was one of the countries that took part. The OECD has released the results of the survey on 9th July in Paris. The results were also released in Rome at the conference organized by Banca d'Italia in collaboration with the OECD and INVALSI (the national institute for the evaluation of the education system).
