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<p>The UK is a global leader on girls’ education and DFID spearheads the UK Governments
global campaign, Leave No Girl Behind, which promotes 12 years of quality education
and learning for all girls.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2015 and 2018, UKAid provided by
DFID has supported 5.6 million girls to gain a decent education.</p><p> </p><p>Through
our investment in this area, we are supporting the most marginalised girls to attend
school, learn whilst they are there, and help ensure the critical transition from
primary to secondary education.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also leading by example, building
evidence of what works in DFID’s flagship Girls’ Education Challenge. Our largest
single programme anywhere, reaching 18 countries and up to 1.5 million girls. In the
coming months it will reach 250,000 highly marginalised girls who have never attended
or dropped out of school due to poverty, motherhood, disability or conflict.</p>
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