51 South Sudan’s lost children,
In South Sudan, beset by two years of violence as government forces battle rebels, more than half of the children are not in school — the highest proportion in any country in the world, according to the UN children’s agency, UNICEF.
51%
Children between ages 6 and 15 not getting an education
1.4 million
Children missing class even before the conflict began; the new figure is 1.8 million
800
Schools that have been demolished since war broke out
47%
Children not getting schooling in Niger, No. 2 on the UNICEF list
1 in 4
The worldwide number for children in conflict zones missing out on an education