Countries where girls are not allowed to have an education

It's virtually impossible for girls to get an education in these places

South Sudan is the most difficult place in the world for girls to receive an education, according to a new report from international advocacy group ONE, with African nations taking up nine spots in its list of the 10 toughest places. Afghanistan is the only non-African nation on the list.

“73% of girls in South Sudan don’t go to primary school. And South Sudan’s government spends just 2.6% of its total budget on education,” according to the report, which looked at 11 factors including the rate of out-of-school girls; school completion rates; female literacy rate for population aged 15–24; and spending on education as a percentage of total government expenditure.

The report adds: “To improve girls’ education globally, we need to pay special attention to Africa. No African countries are among the best performing 25% of all countries ranked, and only four African countries (7%) are in the best-performing 50% of ranked countries.”

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