Table 1 Descriptive statistics of Gender Inequality Index, Gini Coefficient, academic achievement

From: Gender Inequality is negatively associated with academic achievement for both boys and girls

 

Academic achievement

 

GII

Gini

 
 

Overall

Boys

Girls

 

N

M (SD)

N

M (SD)

N

M (SD)

N

M (SD)

N

M (SD)

2012

58

0.21(0.13)

51

35.05(6.78)

61

470.41(47.90)

61

464.66(49.49)

61

476.12(47.19)

2015

66

0.21(0.13)

55

34.47(6.52)

65

459.87(50.05)

65

454.73(52.76)

65

463.70(49.66)

2018

73

0.20(0.13)

60

34.56(6.87)

73

452.32(50.28)

73

458.68(49.76)

73

447.15(51.21)

  1. Note: In this study, only national data from PISA were included, and regional data were excluded. Information about the participating countries can be found in Appendix Table S1. The table displays average scores in the three subjects tested, reflecting the overall academic achievement, as well as the performance of boys and girls in each country.