The figure provides a profile of the global out-of-school population for the 80 survey countries by sex, mother’s education, household wealth, and place of residence. It shows that in these countries:

• A greater share of girls is out of school – 28% compared to 24% of boys.

• More than twice as many children whose mothers have no education are out of school – 36% compared to 16% for children of mothers with some education.