CIMA Brief #26: Gender and Learning: Understanding Skill Gaps in Primary Education
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Jul 2024
Subject
Gender;
Children;
Indigenous People;
Test Score;
Teaching of Mathematics;
Learning Gap;
Learning;
Primary Education;
Gender Gap;
Educational Evaluation;
Education
JEL code
I21 - Analysis of Education;
I24 - Education and Inequality
Country
Argentina;
Brazil;
Colombia;
Costa Rica;
Dominican Republic;
Ecuador;
El Salvador;
Guatemala;
Honduras;
Mexico;
Nicaragua;
Panama;
Paraguay;
Peru;
Uruguay
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
The gender-based achievement gap in mathematics tends to widen in favor of boys as students advance through their educational journey, evidenced by comparing data from 3rd and 6th grade in primary education. Conversely, the gender achievement gap favoring girls in language typically decreases between 3rd and 6th grade in most countries. While gender significantly explains the achievement gaps in mathematics, it does not consistently account for gaps in language and science.
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