Sex differences in education

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Sex differences in education are a type of sex discrimination in the education system affecting both men and women during and after their educational experiences.^[1] Men are more likely to be literate on a global average, although higher literacy scores for women are prevalent in many countries.^[2] Women are more likely to achieve a tertiary education degree compared to men of the same age. Men tended to receive more education than women in the past, but the gender gap in education has reversed in recent decades in most Western countries and many non-Western countries.^[3]