Despite outperforming their male counterparts in math and science assessment tests, fewer elementary and junior high school girls than boys reported enjoying these subjects, according to a survey.

Japan’s elementary and junior high school students scored highly compared with peers from around the world in the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study. Japan’s students performed ...

Officials recently released the results of a quadrennial global study on math and science education for young children, intended primarily to measure their basic scholastic ability in those subjects.