Girls at school

The reality for the world's young girls and their education is rather grim.65 million girls worldwide are out of school.Of the 774 million people who are illiterate, two-thirds are women.There are about 33 million fewer girls than boys in primary schools.How bad is that? Research shows that educating girls can save millions of lives including the lives of young girls around the world.The statistics are staggering: If every woman around the world had access to primary and secondary education, child deaths could be cut in half, saving 3 million lives a year. A girl with 8 years of education is 4 times less likely to marry as a child. An extra year of education provides a girl with an extra 20% on her adult salary.For the first days of school we have photos of girls from different parts of the world.