Indeed, enrollment rates for school-age females have increased steadily at all levels, reaching near parity with male enrollment globally. As a result, the gender gap in average years of schooling for the adult population – a widely used measure of educational attainment – has narrowed.
毫无疑问，我们几乎实现了普及小学教育的目标。此外，在教育机会和程度上实现两性平等也已经迈出了重要一步。事实上，适龄女童的入学率一直在稳步提高，并且在全球范围内接近男性入学率。结果是成年人口平均受教育年限的差异（被广泛用来衡量教育成就）已经显著缩小。