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Investing in adolescent girls: Mapping global funding patterns from 2016-2023 and beyond: A summary for young advocates

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Investing in adolescent girls: Mapping global funding patterns from 2016-2023 and beyond: A summary for young advocates

23.02.2026 | Cross-Country

Country

Cross-Country

Capability domains

Across GAGE capabilities

Audience type

Policy maker or donor, Programme designer or implementer, Researcher

Year of publication

2026

Study methodology

Mixed-methods

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Authors

Nerea Craviotto, Silvia Guglielmi, Nicola Jones

Investing in adolescent girls can lead to impressive gains for adolescent girls themselves, their families, their communities and countries. As of 2025, there are approximately 1.8 billion young people aged 10 to 24 around the world, and most of them (90%) live in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs) (UN, 2025).

Investir dans les adolescentes permet de générer des résultats impressionnants pour elles-mêmes, leurs familles, leurs communautés et leurs pays. En 2025, le monde compte environ 1,8 milliard de jeunes entre 10 et 24 ans, dont la très grande majorité (90 %) vivent dans des pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire (PRFI) (ONU, 2025).

Invertir en las adolescentes puede reportar beneficios impresionantes para ellas mismas, sus familias, sus comunidades y sus países. Para 2025, se estima que hay aproximadamente 1.800 millones de personas jóvenes de entre 10 y 24 años en todo el mundo, y la mayoría de ellas (90 %) vive en países de ingreso bajo y mediano (PBMI) (ONU, 2025).

Suggested citation

Craviotto, N., Guglielmi, S. and Jones, N. (2026) Investing in adolescent girls: Mapping global funding patterns from 2016-2023 and beyond: A summary for young advocates. Report. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (https://gage.odi.org/investing-in-adolescent-girls-mapping-global-funding-patterns-from-2016-2023-and-beyond-a-summary-for-young-advocates/)