These are stories of global progress, compiled by the media group Fix the News and shared in partnership with The Advocate/The Times-Picayune.

Each story overview is linked to an original report or story with more information.

Progress in access to primary education

Over the past century, global primary school enrollment has soared. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, about 9 in 10 children of school age are enrolled in school. Based on a report from Our World in Data , this data represents a dramatic expansion of access to basic education worldwide — and "education is widely seen as a basic right that governments are expected to provide." While gender gaps were large for much of the 20th century, they have largely closed, with 91

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