Children in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In low-income countries only 1 in 5 young children is enrolled in pre-primary education. Poverty is the single largest determining factor for pre-primary attendance. Across 64 countries, the poorest children are seven times less likely than children from the wealthiest families to attend early childhood education programs.

First published in the April 10, 2019, 9:15 p.m. edition

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