Male-Female Score Gap

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Figure S2a. Difference in average scores of 15-year-old female and male students on PISA science literacy scale, by education system: 2012

# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: 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 average differences of the OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Italics indicate non-OECD countries and education systems. Results for Connecticut, Florida, and Massachusetts are for public school students only.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2012.

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Table S2b. Difference in average scores of 15-year-old female and male students on PISA science literacy scale, by education system: 2012
Education system	Male-female difference		s.e.
OECD average	1	*	0.6
Germany	-1		3.0
Singapore	-1		2.6
Israel	-1		7.6
Czech Republic	1		4.0
Chinese Taipei	1		6.4
Tunisia	1		2.9
Vietnam	1		2.8
Uruguay	-1		3.4
Macao-China	-1		1.7
Brazil	2		1.7
United States	-2		2.7
Portugal	-2		2.6
Croatia	-2		3.8
Estonia	-2		2.7
France	-2		3.7
Poland	-3		3.0
Italy	3		2.5
Canada	3		2.1
Iceland	-3		3.6
Indonesia	-3		3.1
Hungary	3		3.3
Netherlands	3		2.9
Korea, Republic of	3		5.1
Norway	-4		3.2
Belgium	4		3.6
Ireland	4		4.4
Serbia, Republic of	-4		3.9
New Zealand	5		4.9
Australia	5		3.0
Shanghai-China	5		2.7
Romania	-5		3.2
Russian Federation	-6		2.9
Peru	6		4.0
Switzerland	6	*	2.6
Mexico	6	*	1.1
Hong Kong-China	7		4.2
Argentina	-7		3.4
Chile	7	*	3.3
Albania	-7	*	3.2
Slovak Republic	7		4.5
Sweden	-7	*	3.3
Spain	7	*	2.1
Kazakhstan	-9	*	2.9
Austria	9		5.0
Slovenia	-9	*	2.8
Denmark	10	*	2.7
Turkey	-10	*	4.2
Japan	11	*	4.3
Malaysia	-11	*	3.5
Costa Rica	12	*	3.2
Cyprus	-13	*	2.5
United Kingdom	13	*	4.7
Greece	-13	*	3.1
Lithuania	-15	*	2.3
Luxembourg	15	*	2.2
Latvia	-15	*	3.6
Finland	-16	*	3.0
Montenegro, Republic of	-17	*	2.4
Liechtenstein	17		9.1
Colombia	18	*	3.4
Thailand	-19	*	3.4
Bulgaria	-20	*	4.5
United Arab Emirates	-28	*	5.1
Qatar	-35	*	1.7
Jordan	-43	*	6.4
U.S. state education systems
Massachusetts	3		4.6
Florida	13	*	4.8
Connecticut	14	*	4.5
† Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. * p<.05. All differences between males and females are significantly different at the05 level of statistical significance. NOTE: 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 average differences 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. Results for Connecticut, Florida, and Massachusetts are for public school students only. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2012.