10 Questions
Every extra year of education leads to an average increase of around 9% in GDP per ______.
capita
At university level in 2009, nearly 60% of graduates in the OECD area were ______.
female
By 2025, it is projected that almost 70% of graduates in the OECD area will be ______.
female
In the Czech Republic, Iceland, Norway, Slovak Republic, and Sweden, there could be almost twice as many female students as ______ in higher education.
male
More than 70% of university students in education and 75% of health and social science graduates are ______.
women
Around 70% of engineering, manufacturing, and construction graduates are ______.
men
The gap in pay between women and men is, on average, around 16%, rising to 21% among top wage ______.
earners
On average, across listed companies in OECD, there is only one woman for every nine men at the boardroom ______.
table
In Norway, 40% of board members are ______, thanks to a mandatory quota introduced in 2006.
women
Better education means more women work, but many countries are facing the challenge of an aging population and a falling fertility ______.
rate
Explore the positive impact of education on girls' participation in school and the economy. Learn about the correlation between education and GDP per capita, reading levels of fifteen-year-old girls compared to boys, and the increasing number of female graduates in OECD countries.
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