Educational resources in the home
Sex differences
The 2006 PISA survey found very minor sex differences in access to educational resources.
Male students were very slightly more likely than female students to have access to each resource. The largest difference was in access to educational software: 71.0 percent of male 15 year old students reported access to educational software in the home, compared to 65.9 percent of female students.
| Type of resource | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 97.8% | 97.3% | 97.6% |
| Own calculator | 98.5% | 97.4% | 97.9% |
| Computer | 93.9% | 93.1% | 93.5% |
| Desk | 88.4% | 88.2% | 88.3% |
| Internet access | 90.0% | 89.8% | 89.9% |
| School text books | 89.6% | 86.5% | 88.1% |
| Quiet place to study | 90.2% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| Educational software | 71.0% | 65.9% | 68.5% |
Source: PISA 2006. Missing responses are excluded from denominator.
