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Worldwide, 119 million girls are out of school. Only 49 per cent of countries have achieved gender parity in primary education. At the secondary level, the gap widens: 42 per cent of countries have achieved gender parity in lower secondary education, and 24 per cent in upper secondary education.
- Adolescent Education and Skills
This brief presents data on persistent gender gaps in labour...
- Strengthening Education Systems and Innovation
We also develop comprehensive guidelines for education...
- Primary Education
Advocate for better, equitable financing and distribution of...
- Inclusive Education
To close the education gap for children with disabilities,...
- Education in Emergencies
Between 2015 and 2019, attacks on education in 93 countries...
- Early Childhood Education
Quality pre-primary education is the foundation of a child’s...
- Adolescent Education and Skills
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).
23 sty 2023 · Denying girls and other vulnerable groups their fundamental right to education is discrimination at its most debilitating. It impoverishes our world as it deprives us of the creativity, ingenuity and contributions of more than half of humanity.
13 cze 2024 · Drawing from the priorities of young people across the world for promoting adolescent girls’ rights, this brief sets out five solutions rooted in partnerships that provide a clear pathway to transforming girls’ lives and safeguarding their futures.
10 paź 2024 · With nearly 122 million girls out of school worldwide, many of them in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, investing in the education and human capital of girls and young women remains a priority for the World Bank and is central to the institution’s new Gender Strategy.
11 paź 2022 · Worldwide, nearly 130 million girls are not enrolled in formal education, and more than half of them are in crisis-affected countries. In Afghanistan, girls are no longer even allowed to attend secondary school.
6 paź 2020 · Girls need an education that goes beyond literacy and numeracy, that equips them with the tools to equally and actively participate in solving the complex challenges our world faces. With technological change accelerating and economies rapidly changing to face the effects of the recent COVID-19 global pandemic, failure to invest in girls ...
