What Have We Learnt? Overview of Findings from a Survey of Ministries of Education on National Responses to COVID-19 (October 2020)

Children in the poorest countries have lost nearly four months of schooling since start of pandemic a UNESCO, UNICEF and World Bank report finds. The new report looks at national education responses to COVID-19 including lost learning; remote learning support for students, parents and teachers; school reopening plans; health protocols; and financing.

The report compiles findings from surveys on national education responses to COVID-19 carried out in nearly 150 countries between June and October. Schoolchildren in low-and lower-middle income countries were the least likely to access remote learning, the least likely to be monitored on their learning loss, the most likely to have delays to their schools reopening and the most likely to attend schools with inadequate resources to ensure safe operations.