TIMSS 2019 International Results in
Mathematics and Science

Mathematics Grade 8

Average Achievement in Mathematics Content and Cognitive Domains

Average Achievement in Content Domains by Gender

Exhibit 3.16 shows the differences in average achievement between girls and boys in the four mathematics content domains. Boys had a substantial advantage in number (as they did at fourth grade) and girls did in algebra. In the number content domain, girls had higher average achievement than boys in only 4 countries, and boys had higher average achievement in 14 countries. In algebra, girls had higher average achievement than boys in 16 countries, and in no country did boys have higher average achievement. In geometry, girls had higher average achievement than boys in 7 countries, and boys had higher average achievement in 3 countries. In data and probability, girls had higher average achievement than boys in 7 countries, and boys had higher average achievement in 9 countries.