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Goal 2 Achieve universal primary education 48   The percentage of global out-of-school children living in Sub-Saharan Africa was 48 in 2009. more   75 million     The number of primary-school-aged children out of school in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008 was over 75 million. more   60    In more than 60 developing countries, at least 90 per cent of primary-school-aged children are in school. more   90    Survival to the last primary grade for children in developing countries was more than 90 per cent from 2003-2008. more   88    Of the 101 million children of primary school age not in school in 2007, 88 per cent lived in Asia or Africa. more   101 million   The number of children of primary school age who are out of school was 101 million in 2007 more   85   Globally, the proportion of primary-school-age children who attend school is 85 percent more   30%   The proportion of children in sub-Saharan Africa of primary school age not in school more   2 million   The number of children of primary school age not in school in 2005 more   93 million   The number of children of primary school age who are out of school more   60%   The proportion of children of secondary school age who attend secondary school more   1 in 6   The proportion of children of secondary school age who attend primary school more   23.5 million   The number of out-of-school girls in South Asia compared to 18.7 million boys more   30%   The proportion of out-of-school children living in developing countries in rural areas compared to 18% in urban areas more   114   The number of countries where primary education lasts for six years more   115 million   The number of out-of-school primary school age children in 2001-02 more   24 million   The number of out-of-school children in West and Central Africa more   1 of 5   The number of out-of-school primary school age children globally in 2001-02 more   28%   The proportion of children globally not in school at official school entry age more   65%   The proportion of out-of-school children who have never attended school globally in 2001/02 more   95%   Net enrolment ratio in primary education in Latin American and the Caribbean in 2003/04 more   82%   The distribution of primary-school age children out of school in rural areas compared to urban areas in 1996/2003 more   36%   The proportion of out-of-school children with uneducated mothers compared to 16% with educated mothers more