More than 30 million children are growing up in poverty. Dropout rates of 16 to 24 year old students are 7 times more likely to drop out than those from families with higher incomes.

 

Promotes Gender Equity

  • One additional school year can increase a woman’s earnings by 10% to 20%.(Global Partnership for Education)

Combats HIV and AIDS

  • Women with post-primary education are five times more likely than illiterate women to be educated on the topic of HIV and AIDS. (Global Partnership for Education)

Reduces Fertility Rates

  • One additional year of school reduces the probability of becoming a mother by 7.3% for women who have completed at least primary education. (Global Partnership for Education)

Fosters Peace

  • If the enrollment rate for secondary schooling is 10 percentage points higher than the average, the risk of war is reduced by about 3 percentage points. (Global Partnership for Education)

Boosts Economic Growth

  • Each additional year of schooling raises average annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth by 0.37%. (Global Partnership for Education)

Reduces Child Marriage

  • Each year of secondary education reduces the likelihood of marrying as a child by five percentage points or more. (Global Partnership for Education)

 

31%

of young adults without a high school diploma live in poverty.

-30%

30% Of students in the bottom quarter of incomes enroll in a 4 year school.

 

420 M

420 million people would be lifted out of poverty with a secondary education, thus reducing the number of power worldwide by more than half. (global Partnership for education)

$1.25

it costs on average $1.25 a day per child in developing countries (low and middle income) to provide a full cycle of pre-primary through secondary education (13 years).