Gender gap narrows but five-year-old girls lead in all early learning goals as more than a third of boys tumble short in writing,government study showsBoys starting school are being outperformed by their female classmates, with more than a third failing to reach the expected level in writing and a quarter struggling with numbers, or government figures explain.
The gender gap among the youngest schoolchildren has narrowed marginally,but girls continue to lead the way in all early learning goals, with 74.3% achieving the expected level of development compared with 58.6% of boys.
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Source: theguardian.com