Statistics on Education

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Content:

1. Education levels and achievements
2. Education expenditures
3. Literacy

1. Education levels and achievements

Almost everywhere in the world, there are now more children receiving primary education than 15 years ago. However, 15% of all children in the world, and 25% of children in sub-Saharan Africa do not.

children receiving primary education

When we look at secondary and higher education, there has also been progress, but the levels are much lower than the levels of primary education.

educational attainment by region

population with post-secondary education

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2. Education expenditures

expenditure of gdp on education

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3. Literacy

Almost one billion people in the world, or a fifth of humanity, are illiterate. And although there has been progress over the years (see the chart below), it is still a fact that is detrimental to human rights. Those who cannot read or write will find it much more difficult to know their rights and to know the ways to protect their rights.

70% of the illiterate are female. The female population is already disproportionately affected by rights violations. A lower level of education is both a cause of this situation and an obstacle to improvement.

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