Without the right investments in children’s education, we will condemn millions more young people to poverty and exclusion. UNESCO also states that to help policymakers bridge this gender gap, the UIS disaggregates all indicators by sex to the extent possible, while producing gender parity indices and developing specific indicators related to access to separate toilets for girls and boys and the presence of female teachers, who can serve as role models and encourage girls to continue their education.
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