Boys lagging behind girls in education, warns UNESCO report
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Boys are more likely than girls to repeat primary grades in 130 out of 142 countries, with data indicating their poorer progression through school, according to a new Global Education report by the UNESCO. The report titled 'Leave no child behind: Global report on boys' disengagement from education' pointed out that no less than 132 million boys of primary and secondary school age are out of school.
