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Boys receive lower grades than girls in Switzerland

25.06.2025

A current study by the SKBF analyses systematic disadvantages in the awarding of grades in the subjects of language and mathematics. It is based on standardised tests and school grades from three complete years. The results show an unequal allocation of grades not only according to gender.

In the latest ‘Apropos’ podcast, Oliver Zihlmann, Co-Head of the Research Desk at Tamedia, talks to Philipp Loser about the key findings of the study.

To the podcast: tagesanzeiger.ch
Link to the paper: Full article: Not Just Gender: Multiple and Persistent Grade Biases in Language and Mathematics


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