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Missed opportunities: the high cost of not educating girls

Published by the World Bank, this report estimates that limited educational opportunities for girls cost countries between USD 15 trillion and 30 trillion in lost lifetime productivity and earnings. It documents the transformative benefits of girls' secondary education across six domains, including earnings, child marriage, fertility, health, decision-making agency and social capital.

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