UN Says 5.8mil Refugee Children Out of School
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The United Nations warned against the widening education gap among refugee children around the world, stressing that some 6 million school-age refugee children remained out of school during 2025, at a time when funding shortfalls threatened to keep millions more out of school and undermine progress in refugee education over the years.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has confirmed that 44% of refugee children of school age are out of school.
UNHCR warned that nearly 6 million refugee children were out of school around the world in 2025, at a time when increasing funding cuts for assistance threatened to deprive millions of additional children of school seats and undermine years of progress in refugee education.
Sudan: 'I Have Not Lost My Dreams' - Refugee Education Funding Cuts Threaten Millions
A teenage girl who fled war-torn Sudan for neighbouring Egypt and hopes to pursue a technology degree is an example of why countries must ensure that young refugees can continue to learn.
Of the 13.1 million refugee children, almost half are out of school, questioning years of progress and threatening to "close opportunities for a generation of young people," warns Barham Salih.
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