What is the gapminder quiz?
This exercise introduces the students to basic global facts that they rarely see in the media and education. These facts are vital to understand global issues such as healthcare, finance and sustainable development.
How many girls in poor countries finish primary school?
More than half of the girls in low-income countries finish primary school! The correct answer is C: 60% percent. The official UN school data come from UNESCO, and the World Bank has calculated the number for so called “low income” countries, and it’s actually higher than what we just said: 63.2 percent in year 2015.
What are some common misconceptions around inequality and development that are highlighted in the ignorance project?
Through our work with the ignorance surveys we have come across three mega misconceptions: 1) “The world is divided in two”, 2) “Everything is getting worse”, and 3) “The population just increases”. Gapminder’s core mission is to help people overcome these misconceptions.
How many companies in the world have a woman as top manager or CEO?
A record number of 23 women are now running Global 500 businesses, according to Fortune. This number, which is an increase from just 14 in 2020, is the highest number of women CEOs in the Global 500 since Fortune started tracking this data in 2014.
Where does the majority of the world population live?
74% of the world’s population lives in middle-income countries. And despite what many people think, far more people live in high-income countries (17%) than in low-income countries (10%).
What country is number one in education?
United States
Education Rankings by Country 2021
| Country | Rank (2021) | Rank (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2 |
| Germany | 3 | 4 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 |
How many teachers are in the world in 2021?
There are close to 85 million teachers worldwide: 9.4 million in pre-primary; 30.3 million in primary; 18.1 in lower secondary; 14.0 in upper secondary; and 12.5 in tertiary education.
What is the purpose of gapminder?
Our mission is to fight devastating ignorance with a fact-based worldview everyone can understand. Gapminder identifies systematic misconceptions about important global trends and proportions and uses reliable data to develop easy to understand teaching materials to rid people of their misconceptions.
What is a condition of being unequal?
Disparity is the condition of being unequal, and a disparity is a noticeable difference. Disparity usually refers to a difference that is unfair: economic disparities exist among ethnic groups, there is a disparity between what men and women earn in the same job.