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Craft reports on data from 82 developing countries that indicate that for every extra year a woman stays at school, she reduces her children’s risk of early death by 7-9%.

High literacy in a country promotes not only health and social benefits. Interestingly, World Bank experts look upon education for Africa’s women as being "the most influential investment" with high financial returns!