Out of the 120 million girls out of school globally at all education levels, over two-thirds of them, 86 million, are in these country groups, which experience the most gender disparities in education.
Source: World Bank EduAnalytics team calculations using UNESCO UIS Out-of-School Data, 2022.
Number of girls out of school (millions)
Sub-Saharan Africa
11 million
7 million
Low-income countries
21 million
12 million
31 million
Fragile, conflict, and
violent (FCV) contexts
4 million