Girls Education In India
1. Only 1 in 100 girls enrolled in schools completes her secondary education.
2. 23 million girls drop out of the school annually due to the lack of menstrual hygiene facilities.
3. 30% of girls from the poorest families have never set foot inside a classroom.
4. Roughly 1 in 4 girls married before they turn 18.
5. About 40% of all adolescent girls are not attending any educational institution. Out of these 65% are engaged in household work or begging.
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