What percentage of the global evangelical mission force is presently focusing on the 40% of the world's population beyond reach?

• A. About 90%
• B. About 50%
• C. About 25%
• D. About 10%

Answer: (D)

The key idea is how missionary effort is distributed between populations with gospel access and those without. Even though 40% of the world’s people are considered unreached, only a small portion of the evangelical mission force is dedicated to them. The widely cited figure is about ten percent, capturing the reality often discussed in missiology that roughly nine-tenths of missionary activity goes to groups with some gospel presence, leaving only about one-tenth to reach the unreached. This gap highlights the ongoing priority challenge in shifting more resources and focus toward frontier, unreached populations. The other options would imply a far larger allocation to the unreached than is generally observed, so they don’t fit the established pattern.