- An estimated 130 million of the world's 15- to 24-year-olds cannot read or write.
- There are 781 million illiterate adults worldwide, and 64% of them are women.
- Nearly 75 million children worldwide are out of school. Some 55% of these children are girls, meaning that for every 90 boys out of school, 110 girls are in the same situation.
- Of the 22 countries where more than half the population is illiterate, 15 are in Africa.
- Only 4.4% of GDP per capita is spent by the public sector on education world wide.
- About 17% of children in developing countries never finish primary school. Household studies show that children are less likely to attend school when they come from poorer families.
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