In 10 countries around the world, no more than half of the poorest girls enter school, and in 10 countries, nine out of ten of the poorest young women have not completed school, according to the EFA GMR World Inequity Database in Education.
Average years of education for the poorest 17 -22 year old females:
1. Somalia 0.3
2. Niger 0.4
3. Mali 0.5
4. Guinea 0.5
5. Guinea-Bissau 0.8
6. Yemen 0.8
7. Central African Republic 0.8
8. Burkina Faso 0.9
9. Pakistan 1.0
10. Benin 1.1