The 2025 UNHCR Education Report reveals a steep narrowing of opportunity as refugee children grow older: enrolment stands at 67% in primary school, falls to 37% in secondary school, and reaches only 9% in higher education. These figures show that access cannot be measured simply by whether a child enters a classroom. The real question is whether that child can remain, progress, and imagine a future beyond displacement. UNHCR Education Above All adds a human dimension to

When people think about humanitarian aid, they usually picture food, water, or shelter. Reading Education in Emergencies: Providing Hope and Stability from the Education Above All Foundation challenged that assumption. The article argues that education is not something children receive after a crisis, it is something they need to survive the crisis itself. A classroom offers more than lessons. It restores routine, provides trusted adults, supports mental well-being, and remin

Reading the UNHCR Education Report 2025 made me realize that the biggest barrier facing refugee children is not simply crossing a border, it is crossing into a future. Today, 12.4 million refugee children are of school age, yet 46% remain out of school. While primary school enrolment has reached 67%, access drops sharply to 37% in secondary education, and only 7% of refugee youth reach higher education. These numbers reveal that educational opportunities shrink precisely when

This week’s Megaphone Field Notes reveal a reality that is often overlooked in discussions about armed conflict: the deepest scars of war are not always the ones we can see. Across reports from UNICEF, WHO, UNESCO, and Education Cannot Wait, one message consistently emerges, protecting children in conflict means safeguarding not only their physical survival, but also their mental well-being and their ability to imagine a future. UNICEF highlights that children living th

Education Cannot Wait's 2027–2030 strategy challenges a common assumption about education in emergencies. In conflict settings, the classroom is not simply a place where children catch up on missed lessons, it is often the first place where they begin to recover. Today, more than 230 million school-aged children are affected by crises, while funding for education in emergencies continues to fall, leaving millions without safe spaces to learn or heal. The strategy argues