A RETOOLED version of the Matatag curriculum could improve the Philippines' rating in the tests conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The Philippines faltered in the exam, posting a second to the lowest mean score of 14, tying with Uzbekistan but higher than Albania, which scored the lowest among all countries who participated in the assessment.

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