Table IV-4 Mean Comparison of Mathematics Achievement for the Female and the Male Students

Group	Country	Female		Male		Difference
		M	SD	M	SD
Total	Chinese Taipei	599.07	2.57	599.14	3.00	−0.07
	Hong Kong SAR	591.47	4.70	596.77	5.99	−5.30
	Japan	587.56	3.15	585.34	3.04	2.22
	Korea	605.04	2.65	606.37	3.15	−1.33
	Singapore	625.75	3.41	616.44	3.80	9.31**
Low	Chinese Taipei	452.18	2.91	446.01	3.58	6.17
	Hong Kong SAR	476.38	5.05	464.06	5.86	12.32*
	Japan	453.42	3.20	454.34	2.92	−0.92
	Korea	479.62	2.66	475.38	2.99	4.24
	Singapore	496.65	4.08	488.01	3.59	8.64*
High	Chinese Taipei	725.42	2.72	728.16	3.28	−2.74
	Hong Kong SAR	689.32	4.94	702.86	2.73	−13.54**
	Japan	713.96	2.88	712.72	3.02	1.24
	Korea	724.18	3.84	728.30	2.64	−4.12
	Singapore	722.86	2.29	729.60	2.72	−6.74

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