Study: UNICEF Middle East and North Africa, 2015

This new UNICEF Middle East and North Africa study, Economic Loss from School Dropout due to the Syria Crisis: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Impact of the Syria Crisis on the Education Sector, estimates that the total economic loss due to dropout from basic and secondary education, as of 2012, is US$10.7 billion. This is equivalent to about 17.6 per cent of the 2010 Syrian GDP. Using labour market data and data from the Ministry of Education, results show that the impact of dropout is significantly large. In 2012 alone, 2 million children dropped out of school inside Syria. As of the 2014/2015 school year, there were 2.1 million children out of school inside Syria. Children who dropped out have not only lost the immediate opportunity to learn, but their productivity and potential lifetime income are also negatively affected.

Download the full report:
Economic Loss from School Dropout due to the Syria Crisis: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Impact of the Syria Crisis on the Education Sector.

For more information on this report and additional Syria Crisis related materials, go to:
UNICEF Middle East and North Africa OOSCI microsite.