Twenty-seven million child refugees without education

Monday, September 25th, 2017

Twenty-seven million child refugees have left school early in 24 countries involved in conflicts.

A UNICEF report says migrant children and young people, with low levels of education, “run an ever greater risk of exploitation.”

Of the minors who move on the route that connects the Mediterranean with Central Europe, the report found 90% of adolescents without education say they suffered exploitation, compared with 77% of children with primary education and 75% with secondary education. Read more

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