115 million children out of school in Midland Park?

The focus this year is on helping children who can't go to school, to get an education. If you come to Midland Park you'll see why. An educational installation will be set up in the park between 12 and 1pm on Friday.

Key points in the display:

115 million children world wide can’t go to school each day
Children who need education can’t get it because of: poverty, armed conflict, no school in their district, no birth certificate, child labour
Almost one in five of all primary school age children in the world are not in school
More than one third of out-of-school children live in South Asia
Nine out of ten children are out of school in Somalia, the highest national rate in the world
82 per cent of out-of-school children live in rural areas
81 per cent of out-of-school children in West and Central Africa have a mother with no education
In India, the likelihood of boys being in school is 6 percentage points higher than for girls
45 per cent of out-of-school children in Mali are involved in child labour
School attendance in Mali is increased by 42.7 percentage points if the mother has secondary or higher education

Save the Children calls on Wellingtonians to 'give an education, save a life!'