{"id":20,"date":"2021-10-20T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T13:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2022-04-26T11:15:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T11:15:58","slug":"education-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/snapshots\/education-and-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Education and learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"snapshot-intro wp-block alignfull\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12\">\r\n                <div class=\"card card--bg-color card--bg-color-education-and-learning\">\r\n                    <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"card__text card__text--bg-color-text\"><p>Muzoon Almellehan is an education activist and the first person with official refugee status to become a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. At 14 years old, Muzoon had her schooling temporarily interrupted when fleeing the conflict in Syria. Muzoon was able to complete secondary school, despite the challenge of living in a refugee camp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12\">\r\n                <div class=\"card card--info-text\">\r\n                    <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                                    <h4 class=\"card__title card__title--info-education-and-learning\">Educating adolescents prepares them to improve their well-being, earn a living and influence decisions affecting their lives<\/h4>\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"card__text card__text--info-text\"><p>For adolescents to become educated, they need to attend school and progress through the system, from primary to secondary. But simply attending school is not enough \u2013 to benefit from education, students must learn and gain skills along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"snapshot-tabber acrdntotabs acrdntotabs--style-one section\">\r\n    <nav class=\"acrdntotabs__nav acrdntotabs__nav--style-one\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n        <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12\">\r\n                <div class=\"d-flex\">\r\n                                            <a class=\"acrdntotabs__link acrdntotabs__link--style-one acrdntotabs--color-education-and-learning acrdntotabs__link--active\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"out-of-school-adolescents\" aria-selected=\"true\">\r\n                            Out-of-school Adolescents                        <\/a>\r\n                                            <a class=\"acrdntotabs__link acrdntotabs__link--style-one acrdntotabs--color-education-and-learning\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"primary-and-lower-secondary-school-completion\" aria-selected=\"false\">\r\n                            Primary and lower secondary school completion                        <\/a>\r\n                                            <a class=\"acrdntotabs__link acrdntotabs__link--style-one acrdntotabs--color-education-and-learning\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"reading-and-math-proficiency\" aria-selected=\"false\">\r\n                            Reading and math proficiency                        <\/a>\r\n                                            <a class=\"acrdntotabs__link acrdntotabs__link--style-one acrdntotabs--color-education-and-learning\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"literacy\" aria-selected=\"false\">\r\n                            Literacy                        <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/nav>\r\n    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__content acrdntotabs__content--style-one\">\r\n        <div class=\"container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"acrdntotabs__pane acrdntotabs__pane--show\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"out-of-school-adolescents\">\r\n                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__panel\">\r\n                        <div class=\"acrdntotabs__heading\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"out-of-school-adolescents\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-selected=\"false\">\r\n                            <h4 class=\"acrdntotabs__title\">How many lower secondary school age adolescents are out of school? <\/h4>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"acrdntotabs__body\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"heading-italic heading-italic--line heading-italic--line-color-education-and-learning\">\r\n                                            <h2 class=\"heading-italic__title heading-italic--title-color-education-and-learning\">How many lower secondary school age adolescents are out of school? <\/h2>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                                        <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-12\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"row spacing-row\">\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-5\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar__image\">\r\n                                                                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UNI130251.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UNI130251.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UNI130251-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UNI130251-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UNI130251-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UNI130251-1500x1000.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-7\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"block-text\">\r\n                                                                                                    <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Globally, 84 per cent of lower secondary-school-age adolescents are enrolled in any level of education. However, 63 million adolescents of lower secondary school age are out of school.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Almost half are concentrated in South Asia and in sub-Saharan Africa, the region where adolescents are least likely to be in school. Worldwide, adolescents in rural areas are nearly twice as likely to be out of school as those in urban areas, and those from the poorest households are more than three times as likely as the richest to be out of school.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar__callot sdg-card\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"card card--shadow card--shadow-color-education-and-learning card--bg-color-education-and-learning text-center\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                                                <div class=\"card__text\">\r\n                                                                                                                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SDG-Wheel_Transparent-Copy.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                                                                                                                        <p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW128974136 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128974136 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">SDG Target 4.1 envisions that by 2030, all girls and boys <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128974136 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">complete<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128974136 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128974136 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW128974136 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-12 card-embeds\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"card card--chart-img text-center infogram-card\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"card__text card__text--bg-color-education-and-learning\">\r\n                                                    One in seven adolescents of lower secondary school age is out of school                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/6EuhYMYpY7PKoCLubKU7\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"ADP - Education 1\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"acrdntotabs__pane\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"primary-and-lower-secondary-school-completion\">\r\n                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__panel\">\r\n                        <div class=\"acrdntotabs__heading\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"primary-and-lower-secondary-school-completion\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-selected=\"false\">\r\n                            <h4 class=\"acrdntotabs__title\">How likely are adolescents to progress through the school system? <\/h4>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"acrdntotabs__body\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"heading-italic heading-italic--line heading-italic--line-color-education-and-learning\">\r\n                                            <h2 class=\"heading-italic__title heading-italic--title-color-education-and-learning\">How likely are adolescents to progress through the school system? <\/h2>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                                        <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-12\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"row spacing-row\">\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-5\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar__image\">\r\n                                                                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0226208.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0226208.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0226208-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0226208-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0226208-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0226208-1500x989.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-7\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"block-text\">\r\n                                                                                                    <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The majority of adolescents worldwide (8 in 10) have completed primary school. However, completion rates fall at subsequent levels of education, with fewer than 7 in 10 and 4 in 10 completing lower and upper secondary school, respectively.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Regional differences in primary and secondary completion rates exist. Within countries, disparities are also observed across socio-economic groups. Completion rates for primary school are lower among rural than urban adolescents, and lower among the poorest compared to the richest. These gaps persist and become wider at the secondary level.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar__callot sdg-card\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"card card--shadow card--shadow-color-education-and-learning card--bg-color-education-and-learning text-center\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                                                <div class=\"card__text\">\r\n                                                                                                                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SDG-Wheel_Transparent-Copy.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                                                                                                                        <p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW34076448 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34076448 BCX0\">SDG Target 4.1 envisions that by 2030, all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34076448 BCX0\">outcomes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34076448 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW34076448 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-12 card-embeds\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"card card--chart-img text-center infogram-card\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"card__text card__text--bg-color-education-and-learning\">\r\n                                                    Eight in ten adolescents have completed primary school, but completion rates drop substantially as children progress through the levels of education                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/TiMdIg3X5nJ1X6cPXPZf\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"ADP - Education 2\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"acrdntotabs__pane\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"reading-and-math-proficiency\">\r\n                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__panel\">\r\n                        <div class=\"acrdntotabs__heading\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"reading-and-math-proficiency\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-selected=\"false\">\r\n                            <h4 class=\"acrdntotabs__title\">How many adolescents have at least minimum proficiency in reading and mathematics? <\/h4>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"acrdntotabs__body\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"heading-italic heading-italic--line heading-italic--line-color-education-and-learning\">\r\n                                            <h2 class=\"heading-italic__title heading-italic--title-color-education-and-learning\">How many adolescents have at least minimum proficiency in reading and mathematics? <\/h2>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                                        <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-12\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"row spacing-row\">\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-5\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar__image\">\r\n                                                                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0307650.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0307650.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0307650-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0307650-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0307650-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0307650-1500x1001.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-7\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"block-text\">\r\n                                                                                                    <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learning outcomes are critical indicators of quality education. However, in many countries, a substantial portion of students have not learned enough to achieve the minimum proficiency in reading and mathematics.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Although more adolescents are enrolled in school each year, many at the end of lower secondary school struggle to have minimum proficiency in reading and mathematics. In almost 50 per cent of the countries with data, half of the boys assessed did not reach the minimum level of performance in reading.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar__callot sdg-card\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"card card--shadow card--shadow-color-education-and-learning card--bg-color-education-and-learning text-center\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                                                <div class=\"card__text\">\r\n                                                                                                                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SDG-Wheel_Transparent-Copy.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                                                                                                                        <p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW207838806 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207838806 BCX0\">SDG Target 4.1 envisions that by 2030, all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207838806 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW207838806 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-12 card-embeds\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"card card--chart-img text-center infogram-card\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"card__text card__text--bg-color-education-and-learning\">\r\n                                                    The overall performance in the share of adolescents with minimum proficiency in reading varies substantially by country; however, girls outperform boys and master minimum proficiency in reading in almost all countries                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/8mmEfa0CO1TBjkRqRJUI\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"ADP - Education 3\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"acrdntotabs__pane\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"literacy\">\r\n                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__panel\">\r\n                        <div class=\"acrdntotabs__heading\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"literacy\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-selected=\"false\">\r\n                            <h4 class=\"acrdntotabs__title\">How many young people gain literacy, an essential tool for navigating the world? <\/h4>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"acrdntotabs__body\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"heading-italic heading-italic--line heading-italic--line-color-education-and-learning\">\r\n                                            <h2 class=\"heading-italic__title heading-italic--title-color-education-and-learning\">How many young people gain literacy, an essential tool for navigating the world? <\/h2>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                                        <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-12\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"row spacing-row\">\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-5\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar__image\">\r\n                                                                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0254136.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0254136.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0254136-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0254136-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0254136-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0254136-1500x1001.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-7\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"block-text\">\r\n                                                                                                    <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Literacy rates measure the basic literacy skills that primary education should equip the population with, and the overall trend is positive. Globally, the youth literacy rate has increased from 87 per cent to 92 per cent over two decades, but there are disparities between regions and sexes. Youth literacy rates are lowest in least developed countries and higher among males than females.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Many countries with the lowest levels of youth literacy are found in South Asia and in West and Central Africa, where several have levels below 50 per cent.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"acrdntotabs__sidebar__callot sdg-card\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"card card--shadow card--shadow-color-education-and-learning card--bg-color-education-and-learning text-center\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                                                <div class=\"card__text\">\r\n                                                                                                                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SDG-Wheel_Transparent-Copy.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                                                                                                                        <p><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW220887060 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW220887060 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220887060 BCX0\">SDG Target 4.6 envisions that<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextDeletion TrackedChange SCXW220887060 BCX0\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW220887060 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW220887060 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220887060 BCX0\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW220887060 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW220887060 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220887060 BCX0\"> by 2030, all youth achieve literacy and numeracy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"col col-xs-12 col-md-12 card-embeds\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"card card--chart-img text-center infogram-card\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"card__text card__text--bg-color-education-and-learning\">\r\n                                                    Literacy rates among youth are lowest in West and Central Africa and in South Asia                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/zAgy5ljbP985d7Ullfs5\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"ADP - 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How many girls give birth during adolescence? How many adolescents struggle with issues of nutrition or substance abuse?<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"col col-xs-12  col-md-4\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/snapshots\/education-and-learning\/\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"card card--img-text card--bottom-spacing\">\r\n                            <div class=\"card__img bg-img height-300\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0135657-e1649160222864.jpg');\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                <h4 class=\"card__title card__title--education-and-learning\">EDUCATION AND LEARNING<\/h4>\r\n                                <p class=\"card__text\">Are adolescent boys and girls equally likely to finish school or go to school at all? How many are illiterate? Do all adolescents have basic reading and math skills?<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"col col-xs-12  col-md-4\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/snapshots\/protection\/\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"card card--img-text card--bottom-spacing\">\r\n                            <div class=\"card__img bg-img height-300\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/UN0432602-e1648810402399.jpg');\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                <h4 class=\"card__title card__title--protection\">PROTECTION<\/h4>\r\n                                <p class=\"card__text\">How many adolescents experience intimate partner violence, violent discipline or bullying? How many marry before they turn 18? Where in the world are adolescents more likely to become victims of homicide?<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"col col-xs-12  col-md-4\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/snapshots\/transition-to-work\/\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"card card--img-text card--bottom-spacing\">\r\n                            <div class=\"card__img bg-img height-300\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UN0487728-e1648804679137.jpg');\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                <h4 class=\"card__title card__title--transition-to-work\">TRANSITION TO WORK<\/h4>\r\n                                <p class=\"card__text\">Which regions have the highest unemployment rates among adolescents? How many adolescents are not studying, working or receiving training? How many spend long hours doing unpaid household chores?<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"col col-xs-12  col-md-4\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/snapshots\/participation\/\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"card card--img-text card--bottom-spacing\">\r\n                            <div class=\"card__img bg-img height-300\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tile-pic-5.png');\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n                                <h4 class=\"card__title card__title--participation\">PARTICIPATION<\/h4>\r\n                                <p class=\"card__text\">What does meaningful participation look like for adolescents? 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