Mr Gove said that schools were falling further behind in international ranking following figures published by the respected Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development showed the UK fell from 17th to 25th for reading and from 24th to 28th for maths.
137537
Michael Gove: 'schools falling further behind'
90802
Economic downturn in UK may be easing
136721
Economic growth will fall below 6 percent:
84898
Recent economic indicators more bad than good, Mark Carney says
149461
Alabama Department of education's ``failing schools'' list released
35023
Schools not using it to full potential
76318
Aid to developing countries falls in 2011:
59429
Skilled vacancies fall 1.2 per cent
68432
Bdo United Kingdom > UK 'has one in three' chance of dipping back into recession
92414
Education is being 'neglected'
167180
More than 4,000 children under five excluded from school
119140
New data reveals the truth about school performance
161464
UK unemployment falls
123780
Public schools face cuts
155237
Inflation figures make grim reading
94961
Kashmir dispute takes toll on economy, education:
160564
Economy weaker than reported