School league tables: Boys behind girls for three decades

By BBC News 02/06/2020

“… Girls are now 14% more likely to pass English and maths GCSE than boys, with 64% of girls doing so and 56% of boys. Yet there is little national focus on the difference in results or measures addressing why boys lag behind. And campaigners and academics accuse consecutive governments of ignoring the issue. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/news/education-51313438