{"id":2985,"date":"2022-03-17T16:22:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T20:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/?p=2985"},"modified":"2022-03-17T16:22:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T20:22:44","slug":"how-do-educational-experiences-of-girls-and-boys-differ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/how-do-educational-experiences-of-girls-and-boys-differ\/","title":{"rendered":"How do the educational experiences of girls and boys differ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Beginning as early as primary school and continuing through secondary school, the journey of education can be vastly different depending on whether a child is a boy or a girl. Measuring these differences and whether they result in advantages or disadvantages for children is critical for education policy planning. Policymakers need to be equipped with gender analysis so that they can address inequities in schooling between girls and boys and target interventions to prevent the most marginalized students from being left behind.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Education pathway analysis tracks the progression of youth of upper secondary school age (typically aged 15 to 17) from the point of entry into primary school through transition to upper secondary school. Building on a previous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/resources\/how-are-children-progressing-through-school\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">report<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> analyzing education levels across 103 countries and territories, this blog spotlights the distinct educational trajectories of girls and boys and where they might diverge.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Globally girls and boys are equally likely to enter primary school and transition to lower secondary school, but girls are more likely to transition to upper secondary school.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who has the advantage when it comes to entering primary school in the first place? Globally, it turns out that there is gender parity on average, meaning that there are roughly the same number of boys and girls who enter primary school.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0 Around the world, 91 per cent of girls ever enter primary school compared to 93 per cent of boys.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the education journey continues, however, the balance starts to progressively shift in favor of girls. An almost equal share of girls and boys make the transition to lower secondary school \u2013 78 per cent versus 79 per cent, respectively. Girls continue to gain ground as they progress to the next stage of their education, and even surpass boys as they make the transition to upper secondary school. Globally, 54 per cent of girls make this transition as opposed to 52 per cent of boys, with the difference large enough to acknowledge that girls have obtained the advantage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW22529498\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW22529498\">Education pathway analysis around the world by gender \u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Picture1-e1647548044514.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2990 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Picture1-e1647548044514.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Picture1-e1647548044514.png 818w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Picture1-e1647548044514-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Picture1-e1647548044514-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Picture1-e1647548044514-200x114.png 200w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Picture1-e1647548044514-270x154.png 270w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Picture1-e1647548044514-540x308.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW130989051 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW130989051 BCX0\">Source: UNICEF Education Pathway Analysis database (2021)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW130989051 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Though boys start out with a distinct advantage in entering primary school, this balance shifts in favor of girls in upper secondary school.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The global picture belies notable exceptions at the country level, however (Fig 2). Although girls and boys begin primary school on an equal footing in 80 countries, boys begin with a distinct advantage in 23 countries. Notably, in all countries analyzed, either more boys enter primary school than girls or the enrollment of boys is on par with that of girls<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Girls gradually gain the advantage as they continue their schooling, and by the time they transition to lower secondary school, girls have assumed the advantage in 33 countries. But girls do not gain ground everywhere, as boys have the advantage in 30 countries at the point of transition to lower secondary, up from 23 countries for primary school.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"TextRun SCXW165064372 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165064372 BCX0\">Number of countries with gender parity in school enrollment, girl advantage, or boy advantage, by level of education<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2986 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-1024x529.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-1024x529.png 1024w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-1536x793.png 1536w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-2048x1057.png 2048w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-200x103.png 200w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-270x139.png 270w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-540x279.png 540w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-875x452.png 875w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-1800x929.png 1800w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-1500x775.png 1500w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-2-e1647548261898-2000x1033.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW181909020 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181909020 BCX0\">Source: UNICEF Education Pathway Analysis database (2021)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW181909020 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">Nevertheless, girls continue to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">advance<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\"> as they make the transition to upper secondary school<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">, such that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">girls have the advantage in more than half of the countries (55 in total)<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">at this stage of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\"> their education<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">This is especially noteworthy considering that girls did not <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">start <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">out their educational journeys having an advantage in any of the 103 countries and territories. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">Rather, they were able to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">\u201ccatch up\u201d <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">as they continued <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">their education. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">Boys also experienced some <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">advancement<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">, as the number of countries where boys had the advantage increase<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">d <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">as well, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">up <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">from 23 at entry to primary<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\"> to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">32<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\"> at the transition to upper secondary school.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">This suggests that when boys start out having an advantage, they tend to maintain <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">and slowly expand <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">this advantage over time<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">, which could speak to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">the persistence of discriminatory gender norms against girls in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">some<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\"> countries<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">Overall, however,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\"> t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">he findings point to the strides that girls <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">have made<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">along their educational journeys, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">when they <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">initially start out on <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">either <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">an equal footing with boys<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\"> o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">r disadvantaged to them<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">, and then<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\"> frequently<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\"> surpass <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">boys <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">by the time <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">they transition to upper secondary school<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182048666 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW182048666 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most regions begin with gender parity in school enrollment and then girls gain the advantage, with the exception of Western and Central Africa where boys maintain the advantage through upper secondary school.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grouping the countries by region also reveals some interesting differences (Fig. 3). In East Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean, there was predominantly gender parity at the start of children\u2019s educational journey, but girls decidedly gained the advantage by the time they transitioned to upper secondary school. Among countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia, some boys began with an advantage in entry to primary, but by the time of transition to upper secondary school, girls had gained the advantage in the majority of countries. Western and Central Africa is the only region in which boys retained the advantage through the transition to upper secondary school.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW144192036\">Percentage of countries with gender parity, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW144192036\">girl<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW144192036\"> or boy advantage, by level of education and region<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2992 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-1024x366.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-1024x366.png 1024w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-1536x549.png 1536w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-2048x732.png 2048w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-200x71.png 200w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-270x97.png 270w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-540x193.png 540w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-875x313.png 875w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-1800x643.png 1800w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-1500x536.png 1500w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-3-1-e1647548438244-2000x715.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14586894 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14586894 BCX0\">Source: UNICEF Education Pathway Analysis database (2021)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW14586894 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In emergency countries, disparities in girls&#8217; and boys&#8217; educational trajectories are stark.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to looking at countries by region, it is also possible to group countries according to whether they are designated \u201cemergency\u201d countries or not (Fig. 4). Emergency countries are ones in which there are disruptions to everyday living because of conflict or natural disasters.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> In these emergency countries, boys started out having an advantage, and retained this advantage throughout the transition to lower and upper secondary school. Of note, however, girls gained the advantage in 38 per cent of emergency countries by the transition to upper secondary, whereas they did not have an advantage in any countries during either primary or lower secondary school. In non-emergency countries, alternatively, children\u2019s educational journeys began in most instances with gender parity, but girls gradually attained the advantage in the majority of countries as they transitioned to upper secondary school, although boys gained the advantage in a number of countries as well.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW268432134\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW268432134\">Percentage of countries with gender parity in school enrollment, girl advantage, or boy advantage, by level of education and emergency status<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2988 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-2048x1131.png 2048w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-200x110.png 200w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-270x149.png 270w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-540x298.png 540w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-875x483.png 875w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-1800x994.png 1800w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-1500x829.png 1500w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/data-for-action\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/03\/Fig-4-e1647548493845-2000x1105.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5957815 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5957815 BCX0\">Source: UNICEF Education Pathway Analysis database (2021)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW5957815 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The findings from the education pathway gender analysis reveal several important points. One is that across most countries (80 out of the 103), girls and boys began their education on par with one another, at least as far as entering primary school is concerned. The other is that although girls did not start out having an advantage in any country, as they transitioned to lower and upper secondary school, girls gradually surpassed boys in over half the countries analyzed. More boys also gained the advantage as they progressed through school in a number of countries, although the observed increase was much smaller. Boys tend to have a particularly strong advantage in emergency countries, especially in primary and lower secondary school.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the great strides that girls have made in their educational journeys in many countries is something to be acknowledged, driven in part by the investments made over the past 25 years in girls\u2019 education, it remains important to ensure that all children, regardless of gender, have equal opportunities to learn. This is especially true given the challenges that the COVID-10 pandemic has posed to education. 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