"Education equals economic growth." — Julia Gillard

Getting more girls a good education requires an approach that harnesses the collective efforts of developing nations, donor nations, multilateral organizations, NGOs, private-sector institutions.

Economic growth driven by large-scale infrastructure investments without equitable provision of education will leave hundreds of millions of people behind, exacerbating inequality, disillusion, and instability.

Our future growth relies on competitiveness and innovation, skills and productivity... and these in turn rely on the education of our people.

Through hard work and education, we can deliver a strong economy and opportunity for all.