Twice as many girls as boys will never start school, says UNESCO ahead of International Women’s Day
Almost 16 million girls between the ages six and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school compared to about eight million boys if current trends continue, according to a new report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics (UIS).
Twice as many girls as boys will never start school, says UNESCO ahead of International Women’s Day
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population