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In low-income developing nations only 6% of children have access to the internet at home. Image: EEA/Tespack

Victoria Masterson
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Only 6% of children in low-income countries have internet access at home.
Only 6% of children in low-income countries have internet access at home. Image: UNICEF
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260 million children were not in education in 2018.
260 million children were not in education in 2018. Image: United Nations
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