When Irish students received their Leaving Certificate results in August, girls outperformed boys in achieving top marks in most subjects. As part of coverage of the examination results, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ visualised some of the most important trends. Maths was one subject which bucked the trend with male high-achievers outperforming their female counterparts. In history, 7 percent of girls had a Grade 1 compared to 5.9 percent of boys.
Ireland
Leaving Cert: top marks in Maths and History
Description
This chart shows the share of male and female students getting Grade 1 in higher level Maths and History.
