The Muslim gender gap in educational attainment is shrinking
Muslim women have made greater educational gains than Muslim men in most regions of the world.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Muslim women have made greater educational gains than Muslim men in most regions of the world.
A new Pew Research Center study, analyzing data from 151 countries, looks at education levels of Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and religiously unaffiliated adults ages 25 and older. Here are five key takeaways from the report.
The share of people completing a college education differs by religion, with members of some faith groups much more educated, on average, than others.
While Christian women are on the whole more religious than Christian men, Muslim women and Muslim men have similar levels of religious commitment. And when it comes to attendance at worship services, Muslim men are more active than Muslim women.
When it comes to marriage, Israelis rarely cross religious lines.
A discussion with David Voas of the Department of Social Science at University College London on the gender gap in religion around the world.
72% of Americans believe in heaven, while 58% believe in hell.
One-in-five immigrants identified themselves as unaffiliated in 2014, an increase of 4 percentage points from the 16% who said so in 2007.
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