Women reckon the average man scores seven out of ten in bed – but men only rate themselves as a six, according to new research.

The study of 2,000 adults revealed that, despite public bravado, men actually have a more modest opinion of their sexual performance than women do.

But both men and women are agreed that overall, women score a six in the sack.

In fact, the majority of girls are so content with their current partner’s prowess they rate him higher than the ex – who only scores five out of ten. 

Men also rate their ex-partner as a five in bed, appropriately lower than their existing girlfriend. 

But despite this, men are much more likely to hanker over their ex-girlfriend – with a fifth even thinking about her when in bed with their present partner – one in 20 blokes have even shouted out their ex-partner’s name out during sex by accident. 

According to the research, only a fifth of all adults surveyed believe the sex in their current relationship is perfect.

In fact when questioned, the average respondent has had sex just three times in the past four weeks. 

‘Stagnant’, ‘stuck in a rut’ and ‘unadventurous’ are just some of the words used to describe existing sexual relationships, with a third admitting they’ve lost some of the excitement they had in the early days. 

Many of us are stuck in a rut when it comes to our sex lives

And although men have the higher sex drives and will have intercourse whenever and wherever allowed, one in 10 sometimes avoid hitting the sheets with their partner as they are often left dissatisfied. 

The average woman polled has slept with eight different people to date, while men have slept with nine.

Our confidence tells a similar story – overall, just a fifth of people are worried about their own performance in bed, although two thirds think their partner is better in the sack than they are.

BREAKDOWN OF FINDINGS 

- Women rate men 7 out of 10 at sex

- Men rate themselves as a 6 out of 10 at sex

- Men rate women as a 6 out of 10 at sex

- Woman rate themselves as a 6 out of 10 at sex

- Women rate their ex-partner as a 5 out of 10 at sex

- Men rate their ex-partner as a 5 out of 10 at sex

- The average person has had sex 3 times in the last 4 weeks

- The average woman has slept with 8 different people

- The average man has slept with 9 different people