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gender gap in achievement - statistics (GCSE (2017 (Boys did better in…
gender gap in achievement - statistics
GCSE
2000
A* - C rate for girls was 9.2% ahead of boys
2017
Boys did better in math 1.8% gap
compared to 2016 = 0.8% in maths
2016 - maths was the only subject that boys received a higher proportion of top grades
2017 they did better in maths, physics, economics and statistics
2017
Professor Alan Smithers
predicted gap would narrow due to less coursework
girls had widened the English language gap
girls-70.9%
boys - 53.5%
awarded at least a C/4 grade
Gap between boys and girls have widened from 2016-2017 results
2017
girls - 71%
boys - 61.5%
achieving at least a C/4 grade
1986
achievement of 5 or more GCSEs A*-C
Boys - 26%
girls 27.5%
A Level
2016
0.3% gap between boys and girls awarded a A* or A grade
girls achieved higher grades
2011
1.5% gap enteries awarded A*-A grades
girls achieved higher grades
2017
achieving A* - A grades
boys - 26.6%
girls - 26.1