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APPENDIX E-1: A Snapshot of Gender Differences in Education--Angelica Salvi Del Pero
Pages 67-72

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... maths scores and the proportion of degrees awarded in mathematics and computer sciences) , and the difference in scores between women and men relative to female scores when female scores are highest on average (i.e., enrollment in secondary education, proportion of adults with tertiary education and PISA reading scores)
From page 68...
... In emerging economies, the performance of boys and girls in the different subjects at the secondary level mirrors the trends observed in most OECD countries: in Brazil, Indonesia, and the Russian Federation girls do significantly better in reading while boys score marginally better in mathematics. In Brazil, as in OECD countries, considerably more young men than women choose mathematics and computer science courses (gender gap of 71 percent)
From page 69...
... Tertiary Secondary Portugal Slovenia Finland Italy Poland Norway Hungary Brazil Iceland Estonia Ireland Israel Belgium Slovak Republic Canada Greece Sweden Australia Spain Russian Federation Czech Republic France New Zealand United States OECD Average Luxembourg Netherlands Denmark United Kingdom Austria Korea Germany Chile Mexico Turkey Switzerland FIGURE E-1-1. Panel A
From page 70...
... PISA Reading Scores -- Male Gap to Female (in percentages)
From page 71...
... PISA Mathematics Scores -- Female Gap to Male (in percentages)
From page 72...
... Degrees Awarded in Mathematics and Computer Science -- Female Gap to Male (in percentages) NOTE: Male to female gaps are defined as (female-male)


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