Fig 1.
Schematic relationship between overall education variability (V) and variability among women (Vf) and men (Vm).
Source: Authors’ elaboration.
Fig 2.
Schematic evolution of male and female educational advantage (Am, Af) over time.
Source: Authors’ elaboration.
Fig 3.
Women’s attendance of educational stages 1950–2040, by region, predicted and actual (weighted by population size of countries).
Parts in greyscale are predicted values. Source: Authors’ calculations based on the BL dataset.
Fig 4.
Education variability and its components across time and space, 1950–2040, weighted by country population size.
Parts in greyscale are predicted values. Source: Authors’ calculations based on the BL dataset.
Fig 5.
Gender Gap in Education across the period 1950–2040, weighted by country population size.
Parts in greyscale are predicted values. Source: Authors’ calculations based on the BL dataset.
Table 1.
Variability in educational attainment by region and year for 25–29 year-olds, decomposed into within and between women/men components.
Fig 6.
Development of gender and overall variability in education over time.
Parts in greyscale are predicted values. Source: Authors’ calculations based on the BL dataset.
Fig 7.
Education variability and its decomposition in four components for Taiwan (1955), Australia (1980) and Italy (2010).
Source: Authors’ calculations based on the BL dataset.