FACTFULNESS EXERCISE

1. In all low-income countries across the world today, how many girls finish primary school?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

2. Where does the majority of the world population live?

• Low-income countries

• Middle-income countries

• High-income countries

3. In the last 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has . . .

• Almost doubled

• Remained more or less the same

• Almost halved

4. What is the life expectancy of the world today?

• 50 years

• 60 years

• 70 years

5. There are 2 billion children in the world today, aged 0 to 15 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100, according to the United Nations?

• 4 billion

• 3 billion

• 2 billion

6. The UN predicts that by 2100 the world population will have increased by another 4 billion people. What is the main reason?

• There will be more children (age below 15)

• There will be more adults (age 15 to 74)

• There will be more very old people (age 75 and older)

7. How did the number of deaths per year from natural disasters change over the last hundred years?

• More than doubled

• Remained about the same

• Decreased to less than half

8. There are roughly 7 billion people in the world today. Where do they live?

• More than doubled1 billion in the Americas, 1 billion in Europe, 1 billion in Africa, 4 billion in Australia and Asia

• Remained about the same1 billion in the Americas, 1 billion in Europe, 2 billion in Africa, 3 billion in Australia and Asia

• Decreased to less than half2 billion in the Americas, 1 billion in Europe, 1 billion in Africa, 3 billion in Australia and Asia

9. How many of the world’s 1-year-old children today have been vaccinated against some disease?

• 20%

• 50%

• 80%

10. Worldwide, 30-year-old men have spent 10 years in school, on average. How many years have women of the same age spent in school?

• 9 years

• 6 years

• 3 years