From: Decomposing international gender test score differences
1st | 5th | 10th | 25th | 50th = median | Std. dev. | 75th | 90th | 95th | 99th | |
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Test score performance in mathematics | ||||||||||
Girls’ scores | 248.8 | 305.51 | 336.66 | 391.97 | 460.59 | 100.17 | 532.96 | 596.60 | 632.74 | 698.17 |
Boys’scores | 246.31 | 307.14 | 339.78 | 398.75 | 472.12 | 106.16 | 549.39 | 616.30 | 652.99 | 717.64 |
Gender gap = (Girls–Boys) | 2.49 | − 1.63 | − 3.12 | − 6.78 | − 11.53 | − 16.43 | − 19.7 | − 20.25 | − 19.47 | |
Test score performance in reading | ||||||||||
Girls’ scores | 257.36 | 327.42 | 363.88 | 424.48 | 491.84 | 96.49 | 556.97 | 612.02 | 643.32 | 698.28 |
Boys’scores | 201.99 | 276.09 | 315.95 | 381.95 | 456.29 | 105.22 | 528.46 | 587.81 | 620.13 | 678.35 |
Gender gap = (Girls–Boys) | 55.37 | 51.33 | 47.93 | 42.53 | 35.55 | 28.51 | 24.21 | 23.19 | 19.93 |