Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Japan continue to dominate international rankings for maths and science, the latest league tables have revealed. MALAYSIA MUST LOOK AT THIS SERIOUSLY IF WE WANT TO LEAD IN SCIENCE EDUCATION. WE HAVE GOOD PLANNING BUT MAY BE NOT GOOD ENOUGH IN IMPLEMENTATION SO THAT OUR RESULTS IS NOT AS EXPECTED. OR WE DO NOT KNOW WHTA WE ARE PLANNING.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/11/29/revealed-world-pupil-rankings-science-maths-timss-results/

https://www.google.com/search?q=TIMSS+MALAYSIA&espv=2&biw=643&bih=317&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiryqTrhs7QAhWBvY8KHXsuCSAQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=E1nIj9yzRIBC5M%3A

International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a series of international assessments of the mathematics and science knowledge of students around the world. The participating students come from a diverse set of educational systems (countries or regional jurisdictions of countries) in terms of economic development, geographical location, and population size. In each of the participating educational systems, a minimum of 4,500 to 5,000 students are evaluated. Furthermore, for each student, contextual data on the learning conditions in mathematics and science are collected from the participating students, their teachers and their principals via separate questionnaires.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trends_in_International_Mathematics_and_Science_Study