Close to 30-million children of primary school age will never learn to read and write.
These revelations are made in a paper by the Unesco Institute for Statistics and the Global Education Monitoring Report, which was released last month.
The paper revealed that 15-million girls and 10-million boys will never have the opportunity.
And even more shocking was that nine million girls and six million boys across sub-Saharan Africa will never attend school.
The paper is titled: Leaving no one behind: How far on the way to universal primary and secondary education?
"In total, 34-million children between the ages of six and 11 are out of school across the region (sub-Sahara Africa). One-third of these will start school at a later age, but almost half will remain excluded, with girls facing the biggest barriers," says the report.
The paper also revealed that in 2014 there were 263 million children between the ages of six and 17 who were not in school.
According to the report, the number includes 61-million children between the ages of six and 11, 60-million children of lower secondary age who are 12 to 14 years and 142-million youths of secondary school age of between 15 and 17 years.
In sub-Sahara Africa there were 15.6-million boys of primary school going age who were out of school and 18.6-million girls. There were 12.8-million girls who were supposed to be in lower secondary school who were out of school, and 11.4-million boys and 16.7-million youths who were not attending high school and 18.1-million girls.
The paper also revealed that girls were more likely not to attend school while boys have a greater chance of eventually entering school.
"In 2000, 54% of the 375-million out-of-school children, adolescents and youth, were female. By 2014, there was virtually no difference in the global rates: 19% of girls of primary and secondary age were out of school, compared to 18% of boys," it said.
macupeb@sowetan.co.za
Many kids will stay illiterate, says report
Close to 30-million children of primary school age will never learn to read and write.
These revelations are made in a paper by the Unesco Institute for Statistics and the Global Education Monitoring Report, which was released last month.
The paper revealed that 15-million girls and 10-million boys will never have the opportunity.
And even more shocking was that nine million girls and six million boys across sub-Saharan Africa will never attend school.
The paper is titled: Leaving no one behind: How far on the way to universal primary and secondary education?
"In total, 34-million children between the ages of six and 11 are out of school across the region (sub-Sahara Africa). One-third of these will start school at a later age, but almost half will remain excluded, with girls facing the biggest barriers," says the report.
The paper also revealed that in 2014 there were 263 million children between the ages of six and 17 who were not in school.
According to the report, the number includes 61-million children between the ages of six and 11, 60-million children of lower secondary age who are 12 to 14 years and 142-million youths of secondary school age of between 15 and 17 years.
In sub-Sahara Africa there were 15.6-million boys of primary school going age who were out of school and 18.6-million girls. There were 12.8-million girls who were supposed to be in lower secondary school who were out of school, and 11.4-million boys and 16.7-million youths who were not attending high school and 18.1-million girls.
The paper also revealed that girls were more likely not to attend school while boys have a greater chance of eventually entering school.
"In 2000, 54% of the 375-million out-of-school children, adolescents and youth, were female. By 2014, there was virtually no difference in the global rates: 19% of girls of primary and secondary age were out of school, compared to 18% of boys," it said.
macupeb@sowetan.co.za
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