Are boys and girls ready for the digital age?

Abstract

More than 17% of students in Australia, Korea and New Zealand are top performers in digital reading, while fewer than 3% of students in Austria, Chile and Poland are. On average, girls outperform boys in digital reading; however, the gender gap is narrower than it is in print-reading proficiency. Among boys and girls with similar levels of proficiency in print reading, boys tend to have stronger digital navigation skills and therefore score higher in digital reading.