Incomplete education of girls costs $15-30 tn: World Bank
Failing to let girls complete 12 years of education cost countries between $15-30 trillion in lost lifetime productivity and earnings, according to a World Bank report. About 13.2 crore girls worldwide aged between 6 and 17 don't attend school, it said. The report added women who have a secondary education earn almost twice as much as those with no education.