Mansi Vipin Panchamia

Source: World Bank 2025 Water-related ecosystem services, such as clean water provisioning and flood and storm protection, are particularly crucial for Kenya's economy. Yet, deforestation and the conversion of dense vegetation are disrupting these natural cycles, increasing the volatility of water supply for agriculture and industry. However, the problem is not that Kenya would run out of water; rather, it faces economic water scarcity, meaning that significant resources remain unharnessed.

The promise of universal primary and secondary education is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet in 2020, about 64 million children were out of primary school, including 34 million girls. Over 195 million children globally were out of secondary school. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of education exclusion of the six developing world regions. Over one-fifth of primary-age children are out of school, and almost 60 percent of youth between the ages of 15 and 17 are not in school.

We are thrilled to release the Global Findex 2021 microdata, featuring individual survey responses from 128,000 adults globally. The individual-level microdata includes around 120 variables measuring how adults use bank accounts, mobile money, digital payments, savings, and credit, and their level of financial resilience, all based on nationally representative surveys conducted in more than 120 economies. Collected by Gallup, Inc.