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1.
How many people live in the world? (US Census Bureau)
[1]
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5.3 billion people
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5.8 billion people
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6.3 billion people
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6.8 billion people
2.
How many primary school age children are there in
the developing world? (Basic Education Coalition)
[2]
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430 million children
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560 million children
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680 million children
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710 million children
3.
How many children are unable to attend primary school
in the world? (UNICEF) [3]
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More than 121,000 children
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More than 1,200,000 children
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More than 12,000,000 children
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More than 121,000,000 children
4.
How many of these children out of school are girls?
(UNICEF) [4]
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45 million girls
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55 million girls
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65 million girls
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75 million girls
5.
How many countries have literacy rates under 50 percent?
(Basic Education Coalition) [5]
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7 countries
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14 countries
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21 countries
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28 countries
6.
How many adults in the world cannot read or write?
(Basic Education Coalition) [6]
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546 million people
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657 million people
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768 million people
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879 million people
[1]
1. Answer: c – 6,351,444,970 people
[2]
2. Answer: c – 680 million children are primary
school age in the developing world.
[3]
3. Answer: d – 121 million children don't go to
school.
[4]
4. Answer: c – 65 million girls do not attend
school.
[5]
5. Answer: c – 21 countries have less than 50
percent literacy rates.
[6]
6. Answer: d – 879 million adults in the world
cannot read or write.
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Last updated 6/14/2004
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