The gender participation gap continues to grow, according to OECD data, but men are still earning more

Major changes in higher education sometimes seem to evolve over several years before a single statistic captures the fact that a tectonic shift has occurred.

The gap in university participation between men and women is arguably one such trend. According to the huge annual dataset that is the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Education at a Glance report, 52 per cent of women aged 25 to 34 had a tertiary qualification in 2020, compared with just 39 per cent of men, a gap that has widened by 3 percentage points since 2010. In all OECD countries and “partner” nations, except India, tertiary attainment is now higher among women of this age group. ...


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