Report
1 September 2026

Girls' education roadmap: 2026 report

Author: Meredith Kozak, Miriam Temin, Lina López-Lalinde, Amaranta Martinez Martinez
Published by: Population Council
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This Roadmap highlights where the gender and education field can align on coordinated action and investment to close critical gender gaps in education and improve learning for all. Building on findings from the original 2021 Girls’ Education Roadmap, it brings together data on the greatest gender and education needs, evidence on evaluated approaches, and where current practice reaches or misses vulnerable learners. From this foundation, the Roadmap organizes insights around 18 gender-related barriers to education, giving decision makers a framework for diagnosing context specific challenges and identifying proven approaches to address them.