Existing comment:
Education Matters
* Just one additional year of school can boost lifetime earnings by 10 per cent
* Maternal deaths would shrink by two thirds if all mothers completed primary education
* Child marriage could be virtually eliminated by universal secondary education
* 12.3 million less children would suffer stunting if mothers completed secondary education
* One year more of education for a population can increase GDP from 2 to 5%
* Data from 36 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America show education boosts voting
* Each extra year of school decreases young boys' risk of involvement in conflict by 20%
* Higher education levels equals greater activism against climate change
* Child marriage could be virtually eliminated by universal secondary education |