England's secondary students have "significantly decreased" in international science exams - but their scores in elementary mathematics have improved.
England dropped from 8th to 14th place in secondary school science - the lowest ranking in 25 years of TIMSS exams in T4 countries.
Ireland was in sixth place ahead of England in elementary mathematics.
East Asian countries, including Singapore and South Korea, have again won top positions in math and science.
Classroom behavior
Overall results show a strong link between safe, well-behaved classrooms and high achievement, international test organizers say.
Geoff Burton, head teacher headmaster, said the dive into secondary science in England could reflect the problems schools may face in hiring and retaining science teachers.
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is tested every four years, with 580,000 students aged 90 to 10 and 13 to 14, before the Kovid epidemic - taking the last round in 2019.
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Secondary Science: Year 9
Singapore 608
Taiwan 574
Japan 570
South Korea 561
Russia 543
Finland 543
Lithuania 534
Hungary 530
Australia 528
Ireland 523
(14. England 517, 8th in 2015, 9th in 2011, 5th in 200)
Scores are based on an average of 500 points, so all of these top countries are above average. Scotland and Wales did not participate and Northern Ireland only entered the preliminary stage.
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England's eighth highest ranking in elementary mathematics since the 200m TIMSS exam round.
However, Northern Ireland is ahead in seventh place in primary maths, despite being number one in previous tests in 2015.
A long-term review of test results in England from the UCL Institute of Education found that performance in mathematics had improved compared to 25 years of testing - and the latest preliminary results had "improved significantly".
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