Registration Barriers to School Enrollment

Highlights

As of September 2023, Türkiye hosts over 1.3 million children under temporary and international protection, with over 1 million enrolled in education, leaving 300,000 out of school. The out-of-school children’s profile demonstrated notable variations
by level and gender. The overall enrollment rate for children under temporary and international protection was 76.44% (48.86% for girls; 51.14% for boys). Notably, challenges remain with only 50.05 % of pre-primary age children and 48.57% upper
secondary school aged children under temporary and international protection attended education. While Türkiye’s government and education sector
organizations have made significant progress in reducing the number of out-of-school children since the Syria crisis began, various economic, cultural, social, and systemic factors still limit access to education for many children and their families.