Education facts

855,000,000 people in the world are illiterate. 70% of them are female.

Two-thirds of the world's children who receive less than four years of education are girls.

For every year beyond fourth grade that girls go to school, family size drops 20%, child deaths drop 10%, and wages rise 20%; yet, international aid dedicated to education is declining.

Worldwide, more than half the population of women over age 15 cannot read or write.

Girls represent nearly 60% of the children not in school.

Even when women have equal years of education, it does not translate into economic opportunities or political power.

While women in Nigeria enjoy 53% literacy, in Morocco 34%, and in Palestine 77%, their participation in politics and the economy lag far behind.