1. 15 million girls of primary school age in the developing world will never have the opportunity to learn to read and write in primary school, compared to about 10 million boys.

2. Worldwide, rural women make up around 43{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} of the agricultural labour force in developing countries, ranging from about 20{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} in Latin America to about 50{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} in South East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

3. In 2022, approximately 2.2 billion people (almost 30% of the global population) did not have a safely managed drinking-water provision at home – that is, one located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination.

4. Smallholder farmers can outperform large‑scale plantations when using climate‑smart techniques. In sub‑Saharan Africa, research shows small farms are about 30 percent more productive per hectare when using agroecological methods.

5. Global fertility has been steadily declining, and many demographic models project that the average number of children per woman worldwide will continue to fall over the 21st century — possibly reaching around the replacement rate (about 2.1) or lower in some scenarios