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Education for Girls

The Girl Effect

Little research has been done to understand how investments in girls impact economic growth and the health and well-being of communities. This lack of data reveals how pervasively girls have been overlooked. For millions of girls across the developing world, there are no systems to record their birth, their citizenship, or even their identity.

However, the existing research suggests their impact can reach much farther than expected.

What Happens When a Girl Gets a Chance?

  • When a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later, and has 2.2 fewer children.

  • Educated girls grow into educated women, who - research shows - have healthier babies and are more likely to educate their children.

  • When girls and women earn income, they reinvest 90 percent of it into their families, as compared to only 30 to 40 percent for a man.

  • An extra year of primary school boosts girls' future wages by 10 to 20 percent.

  • An extra year of secondary school boosts girls' future wages by 15 to 25 percent.

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... And What Happens When She Doesn't.

  • 70 percent of the world's 130 milliopn out-of-school youth are girls.

  • One girl in seven in developing countries marries before age 15; 38 percent marry before age 18.

  • One-quarter to one-half of girls in developiong countries become mothers before age 18.

  • Pregnancy is the leading cause of death among girls ages 15 to 19 worldwide.

  • Seventy-five percent of HIV-infected youth in Africa are girls.

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Looking to act?
A call to action for funders, governments, NGOs, and companies: It's Your Move. Download the PDF



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