Aggregate-level disparity by gender (boy–girl)* and 95% CIs of the four indicators
| Not exposed to stunting or extreme poverty (%) | ECE (%)† | Home stimulation (%) | ECDI (%)‡ | |
| 85 countries | 65 countries | 62 countries | 60 countries | |
| Average | −1.7 (−2.2 to −1.3) | −0.6 (−5.3 to 4.2) | −0.6 (−4.8 to 3.6) | −4.0 (−8.3 to 0.3) |
| Region | ||||
| East Asia and Pacific | −1.0 (−2.1 to 0.2) | 0.8 (−3.2 to 4.7) | 0.8 (−3.2 to 4.7) | −3.1 (−7.4 to 1.1) |
| Europe and Central Asia | −0.6 (−1.6 to 0.4) | 0.6 (−6.0 to 7.2) | −1.0 (−4.8 to 2.7) | −2.2 (−6.2 to 1.8) |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | −1.6 (−2.2 to −1.0) | −0.3 (−6.9 to 6.3) | −1.2 (−6.9 to 4.5) | −3.7 (−9.1 to 1.7) |
| Middle East and North Africa | −1.3 (−3.2 to 0.5) | −0.3 (−6.2 to 5.6) | −1.1 (−5.2 to 2.9) | −6.2 (−10.4 to −2.0) |
| South Asia | −0.8 (−1.6 to 0.1) | 0.1 (−3.2 to 3.3) | 0.2 (−3.1 to 3.4) | −4.6 (−8.5 to −0.7) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | −2.5 (−3.2 to −1.9) | −1.8 (−4.9 to 1.3) | −0.3 (−4.1 to 3.6) | −4.7 (−8.5 to −0.9) |
| Country income class | ||||
| Low-income | −1.5 (−2.2 to −0.8) | −1.0 (−3.5 to 1.6) | 0.8 (−2.4 to 4.1) | −5.2 (−8.6 to −1.8) |
| Lower-middle income | −2.1 (−2.7 to −1.4) | −0.3 (−4.6 to 4.1) | −1.3 (−5.9 to 3.2) | −4.0 (−8.5 to 0.5) |
| Upper-middle income | −1.6 (−2.5, −0.7) | −0.6 (−7.4 to 6.2) | −0.8 (−5.4 to 3.7) | −3.3 (−7.9 to 1.4) |
*Gender gaps are defined as the difference between boy and girl averages. A negative gender gap implies a girl advantage, while a positive gender gap a boy advantage.
†Early care and education programmes.
‡Early Childhood Development Index.
ECDI, Early Childhood Development Index; ECE, early care and education.