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- Every child wants to learn, and every child has the right to an education. But around the world, 129 million girls are missing out on school. From poverty and household chores to conflict and child marriage, girls face multiple barriers in their quest for a quality education.
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- When we invest in girls’ secondary education. The lifetime earnings of girls dramatically increase. National growth rates rise. Child marriage rates decline.
- Why are girls out of school? Despite evidence demonstrating how central girls’ education is to development, gender disparities in education persist. Around the world, 129 million girls are out of school, including 32 million of primary school age, 30 million of lower-secondary school age, and 67 million of upper-secondary school age.
- Gender equality in education. Gender-equitable education systems empower girls and boys and promote the development of life skills – like self-management, communication, negotiation and critical thinking – that young people need to succeed.
- UNICEF’s work to promote girls’ education. UNICEF works with communities, Governments and partners to remove barriers to girls’ education and promote gender equality in education – even in the most challenging settings.
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.
Mar 8, 2020 · A report from the United Nations earlier this year warned that a third of the world's poorest girls, aged between 10 and 18, have never been to school.
Mar 5, 2019 · In 2006 – the year of our founding – 60 million primary school-age girls were out of school. Since then, progress has almost halved that number, but when adolescents and teens are included, the fact remains that a shocking 130 million girls still do not have the chance to get an education.
- Leah Rodriguez
- 129 million girls remain out of school worldwide. Girls disproportionately miss out on education.A third of the world's poorest girls between 10 and 18 have never attended school, and in rural areas, 61% of girls do not attend secondary school.
- Of the 811 million people who are food insecure around the world, nearly 60% are women and girls. Women and girls prepare most of the world’s meals and grow its food.
- Millions of girls and women affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are experiencing a lack of access to sexual and reproductive health care. Girls already face several obstacles to accessing sexual and reproductive health, putting them at increased risk of complications, unintended pregnancies, and maternal death.
- More than 12 million women lost access to family planning services in 2020. Across more than 115 low- and middle-income countries, 1.4 million more unintended pregnancies occurred due to loss of access to family planning in 2020.
According to UNICEF estimates, around the world, 122 million girls are out of school, including 34 million of primary school age, and 87 million of secondary school age. Globally, primary, and secondary school enrollment rates are getting closer to equal for girls and boys (92% male, 90% female).
Mar 8, 2020 · A report from the United Nations earlier this year warned that a third of the world's poorest girls, aged between 10 and 18, have never been to school.
