🍃 Oceania tops water efficiency. Sub-Saharan Africa lags in primary completion. Biomass usage nears 30B tons.

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🏫 K-12 Education. Sub-Saharan Africa falls behind in primary completion rates
🍃 Green Skills. Oceania tops water-use efficiency
🏭 Advanced Manufacturing. Biomass consumption nears 30B metric tons

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🏫 Sub-Saharan Africa falls behind in primary completion rates

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded the lowest primary school completion rate in 2024. Primary education is essential because it builds basic literacy, numeracy, and life skills that shape lifelong learning and employability. Persistent challenges, such as shortages of trained teachers and learning materials, lead to lower primary school completion rates. Compared with other regions of Africa, a major contributing factor is the lack of access to water and food, which increases dropout rates. Strengthening education funding and social protection programmes remains essential to closing this gap.

🍃 Oceania tops water-use efficiency

Water-use efficiency measures the amount of economic value generated per cubic meter of water used, showing how effectively a region converts water into goods and services. Oceania’s efficiency is high because its water intensive industries and water policies allow it to produce more economic value with relatively limited water resources. Improving water-use efficiency is critical for sustainability, particularly in regions facing water scarcity and growing demand for agriculture and industry.

🏭 Biomass consumption nears 30B metric tons

Global domestic material consumption is rising, with biomass accounting for nearly 30B tons. Domestic material consumption measures the total amount of natural resources a country or region extracts and uses to support its economy and population. High biomass consumption reflects continued reliance on natural resources for agriculture and rural livelihoods. Sustainable management of biomass is crucial for balancing economic needs with environmental protection, maintaining soil fertility, and supporting global climate change mitigation efforts.

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