
Sources:
- 31 million girls of primary school age are not enrolled in school (UNESCO, 2013)
- Enrollment rates in sub-Saharan Africa are:
- 100 girls per 100 boys in pre-primary education
- 92 girls per 100 boys in primary school
- 84 girls per 100 boys in secondary school
- 61 girls her 100 boys in tertiary school
- If we could keep girls in school beyond grade 7, they would beā¦
- More likely to marry 4 years later (PMNCH, 2013)
- More likely to have an average of 2.2 fewer children (PMNCH, 2013)