How many times can you spot the letter r in:
Shes not one of the 123 million 15-24 year olds in the world today that cannot read1
Of the 781 million illiterate people in the world, ⅔ are women2
She wasnt one of the 58 million primary school children in the world who are out-of-school3
Unlike her friends who have dropped out of primary school, her literacy and numeracy skills mean she can expect to double or triple her income over the course of her career4
85% of juvenile delinquents are functionally illiterate5
If all girls completed secondary school in sub-Saharan Africa and South and West Asia, studies indicate that the number of girls getting married by age 15 would fall by 64%6
4–6 years of education for women can lead to a 20% drop in infant deaths7
Children in the UK with parents who hold professional jobs hear more than 33 million words by the time they begin school compared with 10 million words for children from more disadvantaged groups8
A study of Nepalese woman found that 41% of those who had participated in a high intensity literacy programme knew the minimum voting age, while only 14% of those who had not participated in a literacy programme knew this9
Closing the joblessness gap between girls and their male counterparts would yield an increase in GDP of up to 1.2% in a single year10
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There are 67 "r"s.
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