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Additionally, a BBC Learning and Discovery Research report found that 39 per cent of girls who used the BBC micro: bit said they will now choose ICT / computer science as a subject option in the future, compared to just 23 per cent before trying out the micro: bit.

The gap has decreased from 16.3 percentage points to 15.6 percentage points, but only 58.6 per cent of boys start school with the expected level of development, compared to 74.3 per cent of girls.

Girls are the most disadvantaged, particularly in South and West Asia, where 80 per cent of out - of - school girls are unlikely to start school, compared to just 16 per cent for Girls are the most disadvantaged, particularly in South and West Asia, where 80 per cent of out - of - school girls are unlikely to start school, compared to just 16 per cent for girls are unlikely to start school, compared to just 16 per cent for boys.

Overall, 24.3 per cent of pupils achieved the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc), which requires GCSEs in two sciences, a language, history or geography, as well as English and maths, with 29.3 per cent of girls achieving the Ebacc compared to 19.5 per cent of boys.

In secondary, PISA data show teenage girls are less confident when it comes to applying their maths knowledge in a real - world task: Although 88 per cent of 15 - year - old girls were confident in their ability to solve a formal maths equation, only 41 per cent were confident they could calculate the petrol consumption of a car (compared to 86 per cent and 66 per cent, respectively, for boys).

The results highlight that the gender gap is still an issue, with 61.8 per cent of girls achieving five good GCSEs compared to 52.5 per cent of boys.

These figures compare with 16 per cent of boys and 9 per cent of girls from better off homes who similarly fall behind by age 16.

Just 40.4 per cent of boys enjoy writing, compared to 57.4 per cent of girls, and only 21.9 per cent of boys write daily outside class, compared to 32.3 per cent of girls.

The National Literacy Trust also found a significant gender gap, with 51.9 per cent of girls enjoying writing, compared to 36.8 per cent of boys.

The gender gap also narrowed slightly with 73.1 per cent of girls achieving at least a C grade, compared to 64.7 per cent of boys.

As reported by Tes, 49 per cent of boys aged between seven and 15 noted IT or computing as a favourite school subject, compared with 26 per cent of girls.

It found that boys lag behind girls, with 62 per cent of boys achieving good levels compared with 77 per cent of girls.

In addition, it noted that 45 per cent of girls do not see the relevance of the skills they learn in PE to their lives, compared to 60 per cent of boys.

It also noted that secondary school - aged boys (11 - 16) are happier with the amount of physical activity they take part in and enjoy it more than girls (71 per cent of boys compared to 56 per cent of girls).

Writing is the subject with the largest difference in attainment — 75 per cent of girls reached the expected standard in 2017 compared to 62 per cent of boys.

Breaking down the results by gender, 28.5 per cent of boys were considered developmentally vulnerable in one or more domains, compared to 15.5 per cent of girls.

Girls outperformed boy in all subjects with the biggest gap — 14 percentage points — in writing, where three quarter of girls reached the expected standard compared to 62 per cent of Girls outperformed boy in all subjects with the biggest gap — 14 percentage points — in writing, where three quarter of girls reached the expected standard compared to 62 per cent of girls reached the expected standard compared to 62 per cent of boys.

For reading, writing and maths, girls achieved 57 per cent compared to 50 per cent of boys.

As discussed in Tax Girl's prior post on the issue, South Carolina currently tacks on only a measly seven cents per pack, lowest in the nation, as compared to the national average of $ 1.38.