Today, 61 million children of primary school age do not have access to education. About left 758 million adult inhabitants of the Earth are illiterate, most of them are women, The Earth Chronicle of Life reported quoting the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO).

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova noted that, in total, the number of children not attending school reaches in the world no less than 263 million people. A third of them – children in conflict areas.

Because of these trends, the global goal to provide each inhabitant of the planet primary education by 2030 will not be reached in the set time frame. Perhaps, the turning point can be reached in 2042.