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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

(Source: Anadolu News Agency)

As a result of the extraordinary efforts displayed by Turkish public institutions and
NGOs, especially the Ministry of National Education and AFAD, the number of
Syrian students enrolled in schools is about 32,000 in pre-schools and 586,000 in
formal education, meaning that 63% of the school-aged children have been reached;
so, despite capacity problems, this points to a highly valuable and successful situation.

The current enrollment number of 618,948 Syrian students in Türkiye is remarkable,
given that it is more than the total number of students in primary and secondary schools
in many European countries.

Compared to the 2014-2015 academic year in Türkiye, a significant increase has been
achieved in the number of Syrian students who have access to education; a 30%
enrollment rate has increased to 59% in the 2016-2017 academic year and 63% in the
2017-2018 academic year. The most serious increase was in the number of students in
public schools, which rose to 342,571.

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