UNICEF: 40% of Syrian children in Turkey not in school

About 380,000 Syrian children of school age are missing out on education in Turkey, raising the risk of a “lost generation”, according to the UN children’s fund UNICEF.

About 380,000 Syrian children of school age are missing out on education in Turkey, raising the risk of a “lost generation”, according to the UN children’s fund UNICEF.

More than 40 percent of Syrian child refugees in Turkey are not in education at present, the agency said in a statement.   

Justin Forsyth, UNICEF’s deputy executive director, praised Ankara for enrolling 50 percent of Syrian child refugees since June, but said more needed to be done.

There are 2.7 million Syrian refugees in the country, according to UNICEF.