Differential achievement- Global differences Flashcards
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United nations data
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Gender- in developing countries, girls in poor households are excluded from education. In Congo, 44% of girls never attend school. In sub-Saharan Africa, 23% girls complete primary school.
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North
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Gender- In Afghanistan, female literacy is 13%. 3.16 million girls in education compared to 5.16 boys.
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UNESCO
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Gender- reasons for girls having restricted opportunities: constraints within families and society, policies of school system, benefits of education (less).
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The education monitoring report
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Class- Only 20% of kids in Ethiopia were enrolled in school.
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Filmer
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class- poverty is the most significant factor holding kids back. Within the poorest kids in Somalia, 89% never attended school
