Conflict hits schooling hardest where children are the target—study

According to UNESCO, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school, although they are of an age to be at school in their countries.

Available evidence suggests that out-of-school numbers are extremely high in conflict-affected countries, though the exact number is hard to quantify.

For example, in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Eritrea, more than 50% of primary school-age children are not going to school. ...