In China, India, Indonesia, Morocco, the Russian Federation, Tunisia and TUrkey, however, such measures have not been introduced yet (WBL Database, 2016). Evidence from OECD countries and a number of emerging economies shows that girls typically have lower levels of financial literacy than boys (Atkinson and Messy, 2012). They are also typically less confident in their financial knowledge and skills (OECD, 2013b). In light of this gap, a number of countries, including developing and emerging economies, have developed financial education programmes.