Equal rights - importance of a university education for boys and girls worldwide 2010

This statistic shows the results of survey in selected countries all over the world regarding the importance of a university education for boys and girls. The survey was conducted in 2010. 15 percent of respondents in the United States agree that a university education is more important for a boy than for a girl, while 83 percent disagree.

Do you agree that a university education is more important for a boy than for a girl? (Worldwide 2010)

Characteristic	Completely agree / mostly agree	Completely disagree / mostly disagree	Don't know / refused
India	63%	32%	5%
Pakistan	51%	39%	10%
Egypt	50%	47%	3%
China	48%	50%	2%
Jordan	44%	54%	2%
Japan	35%	64%	3%
Poland	34%	58%	8%
Nigeria	34%	66%	1%
Indonesia	28%	71%	1%
South Korea	27%	69%	3%
Turkey	25%	69%	6%
Kenya	22%	77%	0%
Russia	22%	73%	5%
Germany	16%	83%	1%
United States	15%	83%	2%
Mexico	14%	84%	3%
France	14%	87%	0%
Brazil	11%	87%	1%
Argentina	10%	88%	2%
Britain	9%	87%	3%
Spain	7%	93%	0%
Lebanon	4%	97%	0%

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Release date

July 2010

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 7 to May 8, 2010

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source posed the question as follows: "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A university education is more important for a boy than for a girl. Do you completely agree, mostly agree, mostly disagree or completely disagree?"

United States: N=1,002
Britain: N=750
France: N=752
Germany:N=750
Spain: N=755
Poland: N=750
Russia: N=1,001
Turkey: N=1,003
Egypt: N=1,000
Jordan: N=1,000
Lebanon: N=1,000
China: N=3,262
India: N=2,254
Indonesia: N=1,000
Japan: N=700
Pakistan: N=2,000
South Korea: N=706
Argentina: N=803
Brazil: N=1,000
Mexico: N=1,300
Kenya: N=1,002
Nigeria: N=1,000