
SYDNEY: A major international test has revealed a concerning gender gap in maths among Australian school students.
In the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Australia’s boys did much better than girls.
Year 4 boys outperformed girls by the equal highest margin out of 58 countries that did the test. The story is not much better for Year 8 students – Australia had the 12th-largest gender gap of the 42 countries.
Source: PTI News