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 be…
  • More likely to marry 4 years later (PMNCH, 2013)
  • More likely to have an average of 2.2 fewer children (PMNCH, 2013)