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The World’s Youth 2013 Data Sheet

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This datasheet also in French and Spanish.

Girls and boys in developing countries are enrolling in secondary school in greater numbers than ever before, giving them knowledge and skills for healthy, productive lives.

The Barriers to a College Degree

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(2013) When it comes to education beyond high school in the United States, fewer males than females, fewer young people from low-income than high-income families, and a smaller share of blacks and Hispanics than whites and Asians tend to enroll and earn degrees.

Family Planning and Gender Equality: Partners in Development

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“Family Planning and Gender Equality: Partners in Development,” an ENGAGE multimedia presentation by Population Reference Bureau (PRB), makes the case that in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals of reducing poverty by 2015 both family planning and gender equality must be taken into account.