This report explores the educational performance and attitudes of males and females during childhood and adolescence. It opens with a general summary of gender differences measured outside of the PISA assessment programme and then considers the knowledge gained about gender-related issues from...

More and more adults are earning a tertiary qualification, but not all tertiary degrees have the same value on the labour market. In general, postgraduate degrees such as master’s and doctoral degrees are associated with higher employment rates and earnings than bachelor’s degrees. Labour...

Among 25-34 year-olds, more women than men hold a tertiary qualification in 33 of the 36 countries for which data are comparable. Gender differences still exist in certain fields, with more men studying science, computing and engineering, and with women dominating education and health and...

The OECD Key Indicators of Informality based on Individuals and their Households (KIIbIH) database provides comparable indicators and harmonised data on informal employment, well-being of informal workers and their dependents. It currently covers 42 countries across North and sub-Saharan Africa,...

Gender gaps in educational performance tables show differences in achievement between girls and boys. Data cover performance in reading, mathematics and science shown as scores in PISA assessments as well as educational attainment shown in percentages and years of schooling.