More than seven million refugee children are out of school globally, according to United Nations data.
“With the displaced population rising every year, there is a significant and increasing proportion of the world’s children who are missing out on their education,” said Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday that by the end of 2022, the total number of school-aged refugees globally jumped nearly 50 per cent from 10 million in 2021 to 14.8 million, driven mostly by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a new Education Policy Brief — Education on Hold — UNHCR reported that only around half of Ukrainian refugee children were enrolled in schools in host countries, for the 2022-2023 academic year.
The factors contributing to low enrollment rates include administrative, legal and language barriers and a lack of information on available education options.
The Immigration and Refugee News Digest 