More than 4 in 10 school-age refugee children are out of school, UNHCR says
Oct. 2, 2026 — About 5.8 million of the estimated 13.1 million school-age refugee children worldwide were out of school in 2025, the UN refugee agency said in a report warning that funding cuts threaten years of progress. Only 32% of refugee children were enrolled in secondary school, against 65% in primary, while refugee enrollment in higher education reached a record 11%, the agency said.
The wall: How the 5.8 million figure was estimated is not explained in UN News' account.
Tier: Reported (figures from UNHCR's report, as UN News reported them)
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- Corrected Oct. 3, 2026: the notes on what this story is based on and what remains unknown were revised for clarity. The facts are unchanged.
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