French schools have enrolled 6,783 children from Ukraine since Russia began its invasion on Feb. 24, according to figures released by the French education ministry on Friday, APA reports quoting CNN.
The children are attending schools spread across every region of mainland France and Corsica, according to the ministry data.
About 61% of the children are age 11 or under, with one in five between ages three and six.
More than 30,000 refugees arrived in France from Ukraine between Feb. 24 and March 25, according to the latest French interior ministry figures. 97% of those refugees were Ukrainian citizens.