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Not Educating Girls Costs Countries Trillions of Dollars, Says New World Bank Report

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Date: 11 July 2018 | By: World Bank | Story Source: World Bank (Press Release) ~ Go to Original Article

 

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2018 – Limited educational opportunities for girls and barriers to completing 12 years of education cost countries between $15 trillion and $30 trillion in lost lifetime productivity and earnings, says a new World Bank report launched ahead of the July 12 United Nations Malala Day.

According to Missed Opportunities: The High Cost of Not Educating Girls, less than two thirds of girls in low-income countries complete primary school, and only one in three girls completes lower secondary school. On average, women who have a secondary education are more likely to work and they earn almost twice as much as those with no education…

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