Girls have the same right to education as boys. Educated girls can make informed decisions, and they come from a better range of options. Educating girls saves lives and builds strong families, communities, and the economy. Girls are more likely to drop out of school than boys from the same background.

Girls who receive an education are less likely to marry younger and have a better chance of living a healthier, more productive life. They earn a lot of money, participate in decisions that affect them and build a better future for themselves and their families. Girls' education strengthens the economy and reduces inequality.

The Incomparable Importance of Women's Education

Literacy Growth:

Literacy growth of the 163 million illiterate youths worldwide, about 63 percent are women. Providing all children's education will increase literacy rates and further development in struggling districts.

Human Trafficking:

Women are at greater risk of trafficking if they are illiterate and poor, according to the United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking. By providing young girls with basic opportunities and skills, the multi-billion dollar industry could be severely damaged.

Political representation:

Globally, women are represented as voters and barred from political participation. United Nations Women's programs on leadership and participation suggest that citizen education, training, and all-around will reduce this gap.

Growing Infants:

According to the United Nations Girls ’Education Initiative, children of educated mothers are twice as likely to survive five years. Foreign aid for school housing and curriculum development could greatly benefit the East African country of Burundi, where an estimated 16,000 children die each year.

Safe Sex:

A girl graduating from elementary school is less likely to get HIV. Given these statistics, The World Bank calls education “the window of hope” in preventing the spread of AIDS among today's children.

Later Marriage:

As suggested by the United Nations Population Fund, in less developed countries, 1 out of 3 girls gets married before 18. In a region where a girl receives seven or more years of education, her wedding day is delayed four years.

Small Families:

Increased participation in school reduces fertility rates over time. In Mali, women with higher or higher education have an average of three children. Uneducated partners have an average of seven children.

Income for Money:

Education also empowers a woman's wallet by increasing their leadership skills. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, also known as UNESCO, one year of elementary education has shown a 20 percent increase in a girl's later in life.

Developing GDP:

Total domestic production also increases as girls and boys are given opportunities to learn. When 10 percent of women go to school, GDP increases by an average of 3 percent.

Poverty Alleviation:

When women are given equal rights and equal access to education, they participate in business and the economy. Increasing incomes and incomes to fight the current and future poverty through food, clothing, and care for all families.

The sustainability and progress of all regions depend on the success of women around the world. As President Obama said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, “The future should not be for those who abuse women. It should be done by school-going girls and those representing the country where our daughters can live their dreams as our sons. ”