First born girls are most likely to succeed

Whoop..According to a new study conducted by the University of Essex, girls who are first born are more likely to succeed and be acheivers..They took a cue from some of the world's most powerful and successful women  like Angela Merkel, J.K. Rowling, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Beyoncé
Lead researcher Feifei Bu said:

 ‘There are several possible explanations for the higher attainment and ambition of the eldest.It could be that the parents simply devote more time and energy to them – it could be they are actually more intelligent. For me, I tend to lean towards the theory that parental investment is possibly at work here.’

They are 13 per cent more ambitious then firstborn sons,But firstborn boys – such as Barack Obama, Cuathemoc, Bill Clinton and George W Bush – were next in line for success.


The study also found that parents were more likely to have high achieving children if they leave a gap of at least four years between each child.

Feifei Bu, who led the study, at the University of Essex

The wider the gap, the greater the chances of higher qualifications.
According to the research, firstborn children were seven per cent more likely to want to stay on in higher education than their younger siblings.
Firstborn girls were 13 per cent more ambitious than firstborn boys.
The probability of attending further education for firstborns is 16 per cent higher than their younger siblings while girls are four per cent more likely to have further education qualifications.
Feifei Bu, who led the study, said there could be many explanations as to why the eldest has greater ambitions.

Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton (left), Oprah Winfrey (right), JK Rowling and Beyoncé were all firstborn children

One could be that parents simply give more time to them.
She told The Observer: 'It is interesting that we observer a distinct firstborn advantage in education even though parents in modern society are more than likely to be egalitarian in the way they treat their children.'The report – Sibling Configurations, Educational Aspiration and Attainment – followed 1,503 sibling groups and 3,532 individuals through the British Household Panel Survey and its successor, Understanding Society.