The Impact of Gender Differences on Years of Education

Abstract

Gender differences in educational attainment are one of the important research topics today, some researchers have concluded that female students have a higher proportion of education than male students in different educational backgrounds. However, there is still a lack of unified explanation for the impact of various factors on gender differences in education years from the perspective of micro data analysis. Therefore, this study focuses on exploring the impact of gender differences on the length of education, using OLS regression analysis method to analyze individual questionnaires from the 2020 China Family Panel Studies and control the four dimensions of registered residence, family education investment, parents' educational background, and individual reading to analyze the gender differences between the years of education. The research conclusion is as follows: Firstly, educational inequality is still prominent between urban and rural areas, manifested as urban residents having significantly more years of education than rural residents. Secondly, gender differences have no significant impact on the length of education received. Thirdly, there are differences in the impact of annual family education investment on the education acquisition of men and women, while variables such as province, year of birth, annual reading volume, and parental education level have no significant impact on the education acquisition of men and women. This paper explores the gender differences in years of schooling through a quantitative study, which provides preliminary evidence for further insight into the factors influencing years of education.