New York City, N.Y., Jan 14, 2016 / 00:03 am
Children in conflict areas desperately need an education, but violence and lack of funding finds one in four of them out of school.
A staggering 24 million kids living in conflict areas around the world are missing out on their primary education according to a new report from children's advocacy group, UNICEF.
That number represents nearly one-quarter of the 109.2 million children ages 6 to 15 who live in 22 countries affected by conflict.
According to the Jan. 12 analysis, the highest rate of children not in school is in South Sudan, where more than half (51 percent) of school-aged children are not receiving an education. Niger followed with 47 percent, 41 percent in Sudan, and 40 percent in Afghanistan.