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Where are the most marginalized girls on International Women’s Day? Not in school

Despite all the efforts and progress made over the past 20 years, girls around the world are twice as likely as boys to remain completely excluded from education. And the situation is even worse when we look past the global averages to three regions: sub-Saharan Africa, South and West Asia and the Arab States.

In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 30 million children between the ages of 6 and 11 are out of school. Some of these children will start at a later age but many more will remain entirely excluded, with girls facing the biggest barriers. Within this marginalized group, 9.5 million girls will never set foot in a classroom compared to 5 million boys, according to UIS projections.

The gender gap is even wider in South and West Asia, where 80% of girls out of school will never start compared to 16% of out-of-school boys. About 4 million girls across the region will remain excluded from education compared to almost 1 million boys.

In the Arab States, girls form the majority of the millions of children excluded from school, although precise estimates are impossible to produce with the conflict raging in Syria.

8 Types of Blended Learning According to Research

Blended learning happens when you mix the face to face classroom with online learning. While flipped classroom is a form of blended learning, it is not the only one. Today, researcher Thomas Arnett breaks down the eight types of blended learning and explains how they are being used to improve student outcomes. Listen now.

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