According to a study from 2020, over 70 percent of the poorest children living in Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Guinea dis not attend school. Overall, Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest illiteracy rate in the world. Countries in East and West Africa suffer from high levels of poverty, including health, malnutrition, lack of clean water and electricity, poor education, and other similar aspects.
Share of poorest children not attending school in selected African countries as of 2020
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Terre des Hommes. (October 11, 2020). Share of poorest children not attending school in selected African countries as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211588/poor-children-not-attending-school-in-africa/
Terre des Hommes. "Share of poorest children not attending school in selected African countries as of 2020." Chart. October 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211588/poor-children-not-attending-school-in-africa/
Terre des Hommes. (2020). Share of poorest children not attending school in selected African countries as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211588/poor-children-not-attending-school-in-africa/
Terre des Hommes. "Share of Poorest Children Not Attending School in Selected African Countries as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211588/poor-children-not-attending-school-in-africa/
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Share of poorest children not attending school in selected African countries as of 2020 [Graph], Terre des Hommes, October 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211588/poor-children-not-attending-school-in-africa/
