The data presents the proportion of male and female students who passed their examinations in school, categorized by 7 subjects between 2003 and 2004. Subjects include English, mathematics, science (biology, chemistry, physics, and general science), history, geography, and a combined arts category.
Overall, both sexes perform well in English, Mathematics, and Science subjects tests However, in courses like French, Geography, History, and Arts both pupils scored lower compared to the rest in passing the examinations. Furthermore, girls’ average scores are slightly higher than boys’, except in just one module.
The fields of Mathematics and Science were those in which both male and female students achieved high marks, with male students scoring 48.1% and female students scoring 50.9%. The data for both subjects showed similar performance levels across genders. But they performed the best in English. with male students obtaining a percentage of 49.6%, while their female counterparts achieved a higher percentage of 65.2%, respectively. Furthermore, among all the subjects tested, Geography was the one in which male students outperformed female students, with scores of 20.5% for males and 18.5% for females.