Education Poverty

• 20% of the population experience education poverty

Extreme Education Poverty

• 12% of the population experience extreme education poverty

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Vulnerable Groups

• The situation is worse for people living in rural areas, where 19% of the population experience extreme education poverty 
• Girls fare worse than boys, with 24% experiencing education poverty

Project Zambia

Zambia is the focus of BookBuddies' first project.  We have chosen Zambia because there is a real need:

UNICEF records levels of deprivation and marginalisation in education. 

UNICEF considers education poverty to occur when people experience less than 4 years of education.  Extreme education poverty occurs when people experience less than 2 years of education.

The stark facts for Zambia: