It shows that young people need the skills taught at primary and lower secondary school to find decent jobs.. In sub-Saharan Africa, about 30 million children are still missing out on primary school and 22 million teenagers are out of secondary school, missing out on vital skills for future employment.

UNESCO: One third of young people in Sub-Saharan Africa fail to complete primary school and lack skills for work | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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In sub-Saharan Africa, the gross enrolment ratio for girls in lower secondary education is 39% compared to 48% for boys.

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Yet a child in the last grade of primary only has at best a 75% chance of making the transition to lower secondary school in about 20 countries around the world, the overwhelming majority of which are in sub-Saharan Africa.

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