Education, Skills and Learning

How investing in girls' education could return billions in GDP

A girl displaced as a result of Boko Haram attack in the northeast region of Nigeria, rests her head on a desk at Maikohi secondary school camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Yola, Adamawa State January 13, 2015. Boko Haram says it is building an Islamic state that will revive the glory days of northern Nigeria's medieval Muslim empires, but for those in its territory life is a litany of killings, kidnappings, hunger and economic collapse. Picture taken January 13, 2015. To match Insight NIGERIA-BOKOHARAM/     REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY EDUCATION) - GM1EB1K0WBG01

11 million girls may not return to school after the COVID-19 pandemic. Image: REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Sonia Elks
Journalist, Reuters
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Every $1 spent on girls' rights and education would generate a $2.80 return. Image: Plan International and Citi's Global Insights team.
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