article_snippet.sent: A review of 308 studies involving more than 1.1 million children has now completely overturned this long-held stereotype.
article_snippet.sent: The study, which looked at data from 1914 to 2011, suggests that girls do better in school than boys - and have been doing so for at least 100 years.
article_snippet.sent: The research also claims that girls do better at all ages, in all subjects and all over the world.
article_snippet.sent: According to the data, compiled by the University of New Brunswick in Canada, girls have been outperforming boys throughout girls academic careers, from infant school to secondary school.