Data on educational access show gender parity of pupils attending primary and secondary schools in transition countries …. The first aim of this analysis is to examine whether the gender balance in educational access translates also into gender … on gender equality in achievement across different sources: the Trends in International Maths and Science Study (TIMSS …

production function, we distinguish between individual and family background factors and those relating to the school and … data – that a number of individual and family variables in particular, such as parental educational levels, are robustly …

The existence of gender gaps in test scores has been documented in the relevant literature for a wide range of … across regions within the same country are crucial determinants in understanding gender differences in PISA 2009 test scores …: girls perform relatively better in both maths and reading in societies where gender equality is enhanced, and the effect …

family background) among the six English-speaking OECD countries and between them and countries from Continental Europe. Our …