Sarah, a 10-year-old student from north-east Syria, enrolled in an intensive educational program supported by GPE and Save the Children to prepare her to return to formal school after the end of the conflict in Syria.
WASHINGTON D.C./DAMASCUS, November 24, 2025 – The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) welcomed Syria as its latest partner country today.
“GPE is delighted to welcome Syria as a new partner committed to quality and inclusive education,” said Laura Frigenti, GPE Chief Executive Officer. “After more than a decade of crisis and disrupted education, a powerful shift is underway—a movement to bring children not just back into classrooms, but back to hope and opportunity.”
Syria’s conflict has created a complex web of humanitarian, economic, and social challenges. Millions of children have been exposed to violence, displacement, and trauma. The crisis has also taken a devastating toll on education, leaving over 7,000 schools damaged or destroyed and about 2 million children out of school.
There is a generation of children that have never enrolled in school and will face difficulties in enrolling and adjusting in formal schooling as they grow older, impacting their longer-term development and opportunities.
“Joining the Global Partnership for Education marks a turning point for education in Syria. After years of conflict and hardship, this partnership gives us the tools and support to rebuild our education system, restore hope to our children, and lay the foundation for a brighter future,” said Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko, Syria’s Minister of Education. “With GPE’s help, we can overcome the barriers created by displacement, poverty, and trauma, ensuring every child in Syria has access to quality education and the opportunity to contribute to our country’s recovery.”
With support from GPE, and following inclusive consultations with relevant stakeholders, including civil society, the Ministry of Education will implement multi-year sector plan to ensure that all children in Syria, including displaced and returnee children, have access to quality education that allows them to build a brighter future for Syria.
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About the Global Partnership for Education
GPE is a shared commitment to ending the world’s learning crisis. We mobilize partners and funds to support more than 90 lower-income countries to transform their education systems so that every girl and boy can get the quality education they need to unlock their full potential and contribute to building a better world.
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Sarah, a 10-year-old student from north-east Syria, enrolled in an intensive educational program supported by GPE and Save the Children to prepare her to return to formal school after the end of the conflict in Syria.