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EDUCATION FOR ALL (EFA) GLOBAL
MONITORING REPORT 2007
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Gender Parity: Still Not a Reality
There are now 94 girls in
primary school for every 100 boys, up from 92 in 1999....The primary education
gender gap in favor of boys has closed in only four of the twenty-six countries
that had gross enrollment ratios below 90% in 2000.
Only one-third of the 177 countries
with data available on secondary education have achieved parity. ...At the
tertiary level, gender parity exists in only five countries out of 148 with
data in 2004. Gender equality also remains an issue, with stereotypes
persisting in learning materials and too often, teachers' expectations of girls
and boys differing.
Literacy: An Elusive Target
Some 781 million adults (one in five
worldwide) lack minimum literacy skills. Two-thirds are women.
Out-Of-School Children:
The children most likely to be out
of school and to drop out, live in rural areas and come from the poorest
households. On the average, a child whose mother has no education is twice as
likely to be out of school as one whose mother has some education."
UNESCO Website Link:
EFA Global
Monitoring Report 2007 Features
Early Childhood Care and Education
Find out...
Why is early childhood care and education so important to achieving EFA?
Why do disadvantaged children benefit the most?
Who are the 77 million out-of-school children?
How much is needed to meet the 2015 target date?
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