"My school is the best school in the neighborhood! Everybody wants to be here, especially now that it meets the new standards set by the Indonesian Government. I want my school to be more advanced, with good teachers and students. I want to be someone useful after I graduate; I want my parents and my country to be proud of me."
Novi Astrini
SMPN 1 Bayat, grade 9F
Indonesia

Facts & Figures
In 1999, around 106 million children were out of primary school. Almost 61 million (58%) were girls compared to 45 million (42%) boys.
In 2009, around 35 million
girls were still out of school
compared to 31 million boys.
girls were still out of school
compared to 31 million boys.
Although the gap in gender parity has decreased substantially, there are still many more girls out of primary school than boys.



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