The largest disparities are recorded in India, followed by Egypt, Hirkey, Mexico and Indonesia. The gap is smallest in South Africa, China and the Russian Federation. The most remarkable improvements have been recorded in Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, China, TUrkey, Indonesia and India. However, girls’ educational performance lags behind in mathematics and often in science, which results in a lower propensity of girls to study and work in STEM-related fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).