Over 40% of Turkey's Syrian refugee kids don't attend school Ankara says 483,000 enrolled, EU promised 300 mn

(ANSAmed) - ROME, FEBRUARY 14 - More than 40% of Syrian refugee children in Turkey don't attend school, according to new data provided by Turkish Education Minister Ismet Yilmaz.



The total number of Syrian students enrolled in Turkish schools has risen to 483,000 out of an overall total of 850,000 Syrian school-age children counted in the country.



Yilmaz said the EU has promised to contribute 300 million euros to cover refugee children's educational expenses, but that until now has provided just under one-third of the total.(ANSAmed).



