Male-Female Score Gap

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Figure CM1a. Difference in average scores of 15-year-old female and male students on PISA computer-based mathematics literacy scale, by education system: 2012

NOTE: The computer-based mathematics literacy assessment was an optional assessment for education systems in 2012. Education systems are ordered by absolute male-female difference in 2012 average score. Differences were computed using unrounded numbers. Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. Score differences as noted between males and females are significantly different at the .05 level of statistical significance. The OECD average is the average of the national averages of the OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Italics indicate non-OECD countries and education systems.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2012.

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Table CM1b. Difference in average scores of 15-year-old female and male students on PISA computer-based mathematics literacy scale, by education system: 2012
Education system	Male-female difference		s.e.
OECD average	13	*	0.8
United States	#		†
Singapore	1		2.3
Slovenia	3		3.0
Israel	3		8.9
Norway	3		2.8
Estonia	9	*	2.5
Australia	9	*	2.8
Germany	10	*	2.7
Poland	11	*	3.2
Slovak Republic	11	*	3.9
Hungary	12	*	3.8
Colombia	12	*	3.3
Spain	12	*	2.5
United Arab Emirates	-13	*	4.4
Macao-China	13	*	2.0
Sweden	13	*	2.8
Russian Federation	14	*	2.8
Belgium	14	*	3.1
Japan	15	*	3.8
France	15	*	3.0
Chinese Taipei	15	*	6.7
Hong Kong-China	17	*	4.3
Canada	17	*	1.9
Korea, Republic of	18	*	6.7
Shanghai-China	18	*	2.9
Italy	18	*	5.0
Ireland	19	*	3.7
Chile	19	*	3.9
Denmark	20	*	2.5
Portugal	20	*	2.3
Austria	21	*	4.9
Brazil	22	*	2.4
† Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. * p<.05. Differences between males and females are significantly different at the05 level of statistical significance. NOTE: The computer-based mathematics literacy assessment was an optional assessment for education systems in 2012. Education systems are ordered by absolute male-female difference in 2012 average score. Differences were computed using unrounded numbers. Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. The OECD average is the average of the national averages of the OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Standard error is noted by s.e. Italics indicate non-OECD countries and education systems. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2012.