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Jan 13, 2023 · Many girls and women cannot exercise their right to education due to gender inequality and discriminatory practices. Poverty, early marriage, and gender-based violence are just some of the reasons behind the high percentage of out-of-school and illiterate girls and women globally.
Jan 23, 2023 · GENEVA (23 January 2023) – 130 million girls are denied the human right to education around the world, UN experts* said today, calling on States to step up efforts for the realisation of this fundamental human right.
Oct 10, 2023 · On International Day of the Girl, new calculations by the Global Education Monitoring Report reveal that 50 million more girls have been enrolled in school globally since 2015. There are also 5 million more girls completing each level of education from primary to upper secondary education.
May 12, 2021 · This plan sets out actions needed to achieve new girls’ education targets by 2026: 40 million more girls in school, and 20 million more girls reading by age 10.
Jun 3, 2024 · Often, lack of access to education is linked to conflict and violence. A large, and increasing, number of girls is denied access to education due to conflict and fragility. In 2022, 614 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected contexts, 50 percent higher than in 2017 (UN Women 2023).
Mar 6, 2024 · Summary. The most recent data reveal that currently fewer girls are out of school than boys, and that more women are enrolled in higher education than men worldwide. But there is still a long way to go to achieve gender equality in education globally.
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Oct 11, 2022 · Globally, young women outnumber men in tertiary education, but in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), women make up only 35 per cent of students, and in ICT, women make up just 3 per cent. Across countries, girls are steered away from STEM.
