Sudan, Pacong, Children in outside class at village primary school with teacher standing beside blackboard in front of them.

Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, Ryogoku. Nursery school with four year old girl putting on uwabaki shoes for wearing inside.

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud, Children in uniform leaving school.

Liberia, Montserrado, Monrovia, Large crowd of schoolgirls in uniform at Roman Catholic school.

Somalia, Baidoa, Children walking to Dr Ayub Primary School carrying textbooks and abacus.

Somalia, Baidoa, Dr Ayub Primary School. Schoolgirls at morning assembly.

Mexico, Cuahuteolec, Yalambojoch. Guatemalan refugee girls writing at desks in village school.

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Three girls at school in slum area.

India, Rajasthan, Udaipur, Sisarma village school. Pupils reading in literacy class.

India, Andra Pradesh, General, School girl writing on a slate.

India, West Bengal, General, School feeding programme. Line of schoolchildren receiving food.

Mali, Pays Dogon, Tirelli, A boy at the chalkboard in classroom chanting French vowel sounds at school.