United Nations.- According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), 3.7 million refugee children cannot go to school.
Only 63 percent of refugee children go to primary school, compared to 91 percent globally, according to the UN agency.
Worldwide, 84 percent of adolescents receive secondary education, while only 24 percent of refugee teens have that opportunity, the report adds.
UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi stressed that school is precisely where refugees get a second chance.
"We are failing refugees by not giving them the opportunity to build the skills and knowledge they need to invest in their futures," he regretted.
The report explains that the difference between the number of primary and secondary students is a result of the lack of funds for refugee education.
For this reason, UNHCR calls on governments, the private sector, educational organizations and international donors to support a new initiative aimed at boosting secondary education for refugees. (PL)
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