BOYS are significantly out-performing girls in science in the UK, research found last night.
This gender gap is bigger in the UK than in any other developed country, the study, by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) concluded.
Researchers analysed the results of tests taken by around 20m 15-year-olds in 57 OECD countries.
They found boys in the UK scored on average 10 points higher in the science tests than girls. The average was two points.
In Turkey, the opposite was the case, with girls out-performing boys in science by 12 points.
