Gender and Educational Achievement- Facts

Question 1

KS2/3

Answer 1

Girls outperform boys at every stage in National Curriculum Tests (NCTs or SATs) in English and science, and outperform in language and literacy

Question 2

GCSE

Answer 2

Girls more successful than boys in most GCSE subjects, boys catching up
In English, 70% of girls get A-C, compared to 54% of boys in 2013
Also in 2013, 66% of girls got 5 or more GCSEs, boys only got 56% (A-C)

Question 3

A Level

Answer 3

Higher proportion of girls in sixth form
Female school leavers more likely to get 3 or more A Level passes + achieve higher point scores than males

Question 4

Higher Education

Answer 4

More women apply for + are accepted in full-time university degree courses
2013- 55% of those accepted 2014- women were 57% of those applying
Female students more likely to get top 1st-class and upper 2nd-class degrees

Question 5

What Problems Still Remain For Girls?

Answer 5

Social class still trumps gender
Perry and Francis- m/c boys outperform w/c girls
Arts subjects taken by females- girls less likely to participate in subjects leading to STEM careers
Women less likely to achieve similar levels of success in employment, men hold positions of power
16-24, women better qualified than men