What about other STEM subjects?
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:45 am
Well, in all three subjects, more of the increase in entries is due to increases in entries among male students.
But in physics, as in maths, the proportional change was roughly the same for both genders (up 12% for male students, up 15% for female). In further maths, it was slightly higher for male students (up 22%) than female (up 16%). But in computer science, the proportional increase was much higher for female students (up 29%) than male (up 9%).
Not much change in the gender gap at A-Level
The gender gap at A-Level doesn’t tend to be quite belarus rcs data as clear cut as it is in earlier years. Male students tend to be more likely to achieve A* grades, but female students tend to get higher grades on average.
During the pandemic, the gender gap in grading at both Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 grew. And at A-Level, the typical gap at A* level reversed: during this period, female students were more likely to achieve a top grade than male students.
The gender gap returned to roughly pre-pandemic levels last year, and remains similar this year.
The gap in top grades widened very slightly: last year, 8.8% of entries from male students and 8.5% of entries from female students achieved an A*, a gap of 0.3 percentage points. This year, 9.5% of entries from male students and 9.1% of entries from female students achieved an A*, a gap of 0.4 percentage points.
But in physics, as in maths, the proportional change was roughly the same for both genders (up 12% for male students, up 15% for female). In further maths, it was slightly higher for male students (up 22%) than female (up 16%). But in computer science, the proportional increase was much higher for female students (up 29%) than male (up 9%).
Not much change in the gender gap at A-Level
The gender gap at A-Level doesn’t tend to be quite belarus rcs data as clear cut as it is in earlier years. Male students tend to be more likely to achieve A* grades, but female students tend to get higher grades on average.
During the pandemic, the gender gap in grading at both Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 grew. And at A-Level, the typical gap at A* level reversed: during this period, female students were more likely to achieve a top grade than male students.
The gender gap returned to roughly pre-pandemic levels last year, and remains similar this year.
The gap in top grades widened very slightly: last year, 8.8% of entries from male students and 8.5% of entries from female students achieved an A*, a gap of 0.3 percentage points. This year, 9.5% of entries from male students and 9.1% of entries from female students achieved an A*, a gap of 0.4 percentage points.