Benefits of Education
Each additional year of schooling…
Increases
Income
One extra year of schooling increases an individual’s earnings by up to 10%; the effect can be double for women (UIS, World Bank)
Boosts Economic Growth
Each additional year of schooling raises average annual gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.37% (UIS)
Reduces Fertility Rates
Adding one more year of education decreases by at least 10 percentage points the probability of a girl giving birth when she is still a teenager (World Bank)
Saves Children’s
Lives
A child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to live past the age of five, 50% more likely to be immunized, and twice as likely to attend school (The Learning Generation)
Mothers who complete primary school…
Reduce Maternal Death
If all mothers completed primary education, maternal deaths would be reduced by two-thirds, saving 189,000 lives (UNESCO/EFA)
Combat HIV
& AIDS
Women with post-primary education are five times more likely than illiterate women to be educated on the topic of HIV and AIDS (UNICEF)
(The Learning Generation)
Each additional year of schooling…
Increases
Income
One extra year of schooling increases an individual’s earnings by up to 10%; the effect can be double for women (UIS, World Bank)
Boosts Economic Growth
Each additional year of schooling raises average annual gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.37% (UIS)
Reduces Fertility Rates
Adding one more year of education decreases by at least 10 percentage points the probability of a girl giving birth when she is still a teenager (World Bank)
Saves Children’s
Lives
A child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to live past the age of five, 50% more likely to be immunized, and twice as likely to attend school. (Education Commission, pg 99)
MOTHERS WHO COMPLETE PRIMARY SCHOOL…
Reduces Fertility Rates
Adding one more year of education decreases by at least 10 percentage points the probability of a girl giving birth when she is still a teenager (World Bank)
Combat HIV
& AIDS
Women with post-primary education are five times more likely than illiterate women to be educated on the topic of HIV and AIDS (UNICEF)
Investing $1 in an additional year of schooling yields a $5 return on earning benefits and $10 on earning and health benefits in low-income countries.
Barriers to Learning
Child Labor
Child Marriage
Orphanhood
Refugee Status
Disability
Gender
Language
Learning Environment
Poverty
Our vision is a world where no child is ever denied the chance to learn.
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