Ongoing War in Gaza Will Set Children and Young People's Education Back by Up to Five Years

Joint report by UNRWA, the University of Cambridge, and the Centre for Lebanese Studies projecting that the War on Gaza will set the education of Palestinian children and young people back by up to 5 years, based on analysis of learning loss, physical destruction of schools, trauma, and displacement. The report draws on data showing that by September 2024, more than 10,600 children had been killed and 15,300 students injured, with entire year groups missing months or years of schooling. Addresses both the immediate and long-term educational consequences of the genocide for a generation of Palestinian children. It is recommended for researchers in education, child development, and humanitarian response. The collaboration between UNRWA and leading academic institutions gives this report methodological rigor and makes it a key reference for anyone studying the long-term human capital consequences of Israel's genocide in Gaza.