Sources:
- More than 130 million girls are out of school globally (UNESCO, 2018)
- 40% of children living with disabilities in developing countries do not attend primary school (UNICEF, 2016)
- 63% of illiterate adults are women (UNESCO, 2018)
- Women with secondary education can earn nearly two times more income than women with no education (World Bank Group, 2018)
- Women who are better educated have fewer unplanned children, are less likely to marry early, and are more likely to drive national economic growth (Brookings Institute, 2016)
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