Every child has a right to learn. Yet 72 million children, of whom 39 million are girls, do not go to primary school.
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The UK is spending £8.5 billion over 10 years to ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete at least five years of quality education.
Education is both a right and a route out of poverty. People who have been to school are more likely to find work, look after their health and demand that governments act in their interests. Watch our short film about how we've helped improve access to education for children in Tanzania. Read on below to find out more.
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Education in-depth
Though there are 18 million primary aged children out of school in South and West Asia, Africa still has the most children out of school: 32 million.
To reach the goal of sending every child to primary school, Africa needs an extra 1.2 million teachers. It must recruit 2.4 million between now and 2015.
Education is both a right and a route out of poverty. People who have been to school are more likely to find work, look after their health and demand that governments act in their interests.
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