Education Facts

1. Today, 125 million children across the world are out of school, mostly due to poverty, discrimination
   and lack of resources.

2. Another 150 million children begin primary school, and drop out before they can read or write.

3. Over 870 million adults are illiterate, and two thirds of them are women.

4. South Asia is home to 50% of the world's illiterates.

5. 1 in 3 women across the world is illiterate.

6. Each year of a mother's education reduces under-5 child mortality by 9%.