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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- UNESCO has a new report about education in poor countries.
- The report shows big gaps in school data in poor countries.
- It looks at primary and secondary schools and data quality.
- Many children do not learn well in these countries.
- Girls in some places cannot go to school or learn.
- The report says more and better data is needed.
- Experts want longer monitoring programmes to track learning over time.
- Countries need to collect data and make plans.
Difficult words
- report — a written document with information
- education — learning and teaching in schools
- data — numbers or facts for information
- quality — how good or bad something is
- monitor — to watch or check over timemonitoring
- primary — first level of school for children
- secondary — the next level of school after primary
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Discussion questions
- Can all children go to school where you live?
- Do you think data about schools is important?
- Do girls in your area go to school?
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