Gender equality in education empowers boys and girls with equal opportunities to successfully complete schooling and develop life skills for their individual well-being and societal prosperity. Indicators aim to reflect paths and policies in education and skills development. For example, governments should aim to make all fields – from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to education, arts and the humanities – equally inclusive and attractive for both boys and girls.
OECD Dashboard on Gender Gaps
An international comparison focused on gender equality challenges, outcomes, and policies
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Education & Skills
Student performance
Student performance is assessed through results from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). PISA is a triennial survey of 15-year-old students conducted across over 80 countries that assesses key knowledge and skills essential for full participation in social and economic life. The assessment has traditionally focused on three domains: mathematics, reading, and science -with one domain more extensively assessed than the others.
Population in tertiary education
Population with tertiary education is defined as those having completed the highest level of education. This includes both theoretical programmes leading to advanced research or high skill professions such as medicine and more vocational programmes leading to the labour market (ISCED level 5, 6 or 7). The measure is expressed as percentage of same age population.
Tertiary graduates in selected fields of education
Population refers to tertiary graduates in selected fields of education ie. Information and communication technologies (ICT), Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Health & welfare. The measure is expressed as percentage of same gender population.
Women tertiary graduates in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
The measure is expressed as percentage of all tertiary graduates in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs)
The NEET population refers to youth population (aged 15-29) who is neither in employment nor in education or training. The measure is expressed as percentage of same gender and age population.
Women teachers
Women teachers in selected education levels ie. early childhood education and care education, primary education, upper secondary education, and tertiary education. The measure is expressed as percentage of same education level population.