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EDUCATION Primary Education
  THEMES
 
REFORM
 
 
 
ACCESS AND EQUITY
 
 
 
QUALITY AND RELEVANCE
 
 
 

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  REGIONS and COUNTRIES
Africa | Arab States | Asia and Pacific | Europe and North America | Latin America


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In a majority of developing countries girls continue to face discrimination with regards to access to school. As a result, they comprise about 57% of all out-of-school children.
Over 70 countries are at risk of not achieving the Education for All goal of gender parity by 2005, and some will not even meet this goal by 2015.

UNESCO supports girls’ education by promoting their access to, and retention in, primary education and by supporting education policies that are equitable. UNESCO’s strategy is based on three main objectives: consolidation of knowledge, building partnerships, advocacy, and policy development. At present, UNESCO is carrying out activities in the areas of advocacy, networking, information campaigns, seminars, training, capacity building and community-based projects.

This section of the portal on “Gender Equality and Girls’ Education” will focus in particular on primary education, with plans to extend this focus to basic education.
  UNESCO & Primary Education
Strategy
Programme Areas

  International commitments
The right to education
Education for All
Millenium Development Goals
Fast Track Initiative
UN Decades
Campaigns & Projects

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Facts and figures
EFA FLAGSHIPS
Publications
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  Features
Joint Programme for the Promotion of Basic Education for All Malagasy Children in Madagascar
Learning to read and write in a month!