indices related to socio-economic inequality, such as the Gini index, human development index, or gender inequality index … insignificant, indicating income inequality had little effect on students’ PISA performance. On the other hand, the gender … capital and competitiveness, and focus on decreasing gender disparity and the associated loss of achievement due to gender …

(sorting students into different types of secondary schools at an early age) on gender gaps in test achievement in a cross …-country difference-in-differences framework. We find strong evidence that early tracking increases gender differences in reading. For … math test scores, we do not find consistent evidence that early tracking contributes to the gender gap. …

This paper analyses the impact of family background, gender and cohort on educational attainment in France and Germany … spite of huge differences in the distribution of education in France and Germany, these countries prove surprisingly similar … the stage observed in the educational career, in particular with respect to gender differences. …

This paper analyses the impact of family background, gender and cohort on educational attainment in France and Germany … spite of huge differences in the distribution of education in France and Germany, these countries prove surprisingly similar … the stage observed in the educational career, in particular with respect to gender differences …