Collapse in Child Education System

 Collapse in Child Education System

Karim, from Hama, and the Bekaa Valley’s children are just a handful of about 2.8 million Syrian children who are out of school, their childhood scarred by years of conflict, discrimination and displacement, their child education replaced by months of toiling in the fields.

Enrolment rates have fallen to an average of 50%, down from the prewar levels in which nearly all Syrian children went to school, according to a new report by Save the Children shared exclusively with the Guardian.

At least a quarter of schools in Syria have been damaged or destroyed, occupied by displaced families or used for military purposes, according to the report, which estimates that it would cost more than £2bn to repair Syria’s devastated child education sector.

Experts and human rights officials have warned of a lost generation of uneducated children in Syria, some of whom have been out of school since shortly after the beginning of the uprising against the regime.

child  education are likely to rely to a greater extent on government assistance and to have higher incidence of problems such as child mortality.

Collapse in Child Education System

Save the Children estimates that Syrian children who did not complete primary school are likely to earn 32% less money in their first job than those who completed secondary school, and 56% less than those who finished university.

The report argues that providing children with schooling during war helps them avoid child labour, early marriage and recruitment by armed groups, and can contribute to their mental resilience. The charity urges the international community to provide $224m in funds that had been earmarked by international organizations for child education