Boys trail girls 'at age of five'

by Dave Keating | October 16, 2008 at 10:40 pm

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There have been many studies done to try to determine why girls seem to progress so much quicker in Western education systems. A new study in the UK shows that girls have already established a an edge over boys in education by age 5.

Girls already have a well-established educational lead over boys by the time they start school, a study claims.

The study of 15,000 UK children suggests girls are two months ahead of boys in tests of verbal, non-verbal and visual skills by the age of five.

Girls outperform boys at all levels of education in the UK - from the age of seven to higher education.

The study from the Institute of Education in London suggests that trend begins before they even reach school.

The researchers also found that girls were doing better than boys by the age of three.