Keeping girls in school is associated with later marriage, later childbearing, lower maternal and infant mortality rates, lower birth rates, and lower rates of HIV/AIDS. An increase of just 1% percent in the share of women who have completed secondary school can increase per capita income growth by 0.3%.President Jim Kim announced that the World Bank Group (WBG) would invest $2.5 billion over five years in education projects directly benefiting adolescent girls (aged 12-17) in April 2016. $530 million has been committed since in three high-need countries: Lebanon, Pakistan, and Nigeria.
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