![]() For example, in Sub-Saharan Africa 21% of children are out of school-23% of girls do not go to school compared to 19% of boys. Where out-of-school rates are higher, the gender gap tends to be wider. 1), 263 million children and youth are out of school-that’s 19% of all girls and 18% of all boys.Īt the primary level 61 million children are out of school (a global out-of-school rate of 9%), 32.1 million of whom are girls (53%). This means that states have legal obligations to remove all discriminatory barriers, whether they exist in law or in everyday life, and to undertake positive measures to bring about equality, including in access of, within, and through education.Īccording to the latest available global figures (UIS/GEM Report Policy Paper 27/Fact Sheet 37, 2016: p. The international community has recognised the equal right to quality education of everyone and committed to achieving gender equality in all fields, including education, through their acceptance of international human rights law. lack of inclusive and quality learning environments and inadequate and unsafe education infrastructure, including sanitation.gender-based violence against women and girls. ![]()
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