Girls have the least access to education. Girls are destined to work in the family home, while boys are entitled to receive an education. In sub-Saharan Africa, over 12 million girls are at risk of never receiving an education. In Yemen, it is more than 80% of girls who will never have the opportunity to go to school. Certain countries such as Afghanistan or Somalia make no effort to increase the number of educated girls in their countries. Over 130 million young women around the world are not currently enrolled in school. One in 3 girls in the developing world marries before the age of 18, and usually leaves school if they do.
Factors linked to poverty include, unemployment, illness and the illiteracy of parents.
many children from disadvantaged backgrounds are forced to abandon their education due to health problems related to malnutrition or in order to work and provide support for the family.
Many countries with an economy that has low to middle per capital income do not think about financial resources which are necessary to create schools, provide schooling materials and recruit and train teachers. Funds pledged by the international community are generally not enough to allow countries to establish an education system for all children. A lack of financial resources has an effect on the quality of teaching. Teachers do not benefit from basic teacher training and schools, of which there are not enough, have oversized classes. This overflow leads to classes where many different educational levels are forced together which does not allow each individual child to benefit from an education modified to their needs and abilities. As a result, the drop-out rate and education failure remain high.