- The difference is quite large.

The average of the nines' merit values ​​can differ by 20-30 points between girls and boys, says Monika Miheller, principal at Linnaeus School in Limhamn.

Almost all students at Linnaeus School usually go out with full eligibility for high school.

Nevertheless, the school management has begun to map out how to counteract the difference in results between the sexes.

Together with some students, a number of underlying factors have been identified.

- It's like some kind of macho culture, that guys prefer to be cool and therefore do not ask for as much help in the lesson.

But it can also have to do with girls developing faster and being smarter at this age than us, says Viggo Klinkert Heed who is in year 8.

The same problem across the country

At Rosengårdsskolan, students testify to the same problem.

According to Nader Kreidli and Omar Kassem, boys and girls do not differ in level of ambition.

However, they believe that it is more important for boys to establish a good relationship with the teacher in order to perform.

- We guys lose focus more easily.

Then it is important to feel that you trust your teacher in order to dare to ask for help.

Because boys are afraid of being branded as students, says Omar Kassem who is in year 9.

Nader Kreidli and Omar Kassem both attend Rosengårdsskolan.

They find it harder for boys to focus on lessons and to ask for help.

Photo: Johan Dernelius / SVT

Cecilia Larsson-Ståhl, principal at Rosengårdsskolan agrees.

- We have noticed that there are some teachers who succeed better in leveling the results between the girls and the boys.

Mapping the first step

The school management at both schools is so far in the initial stage of counteracting the differences in results between the sexes.

Concrete approaches must now be established.

- We think it's about treating the guys in a new way.

Clearer instructions and structure, other expectations and more time to talk to those who are perhaps less good at asking for help, says Cecilia Larsson-Ståhl.

Watch the clip above to hear what some students think the difference in results is due to.