Simulating the Potential Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures on Schooling and Learning Outcomes : A Set of Global Estimates (English)

School closures due to COVID-19 have left more than a billion students out of school. This paper presents the results of simulations considering three, five and seven months of school closure and different levels of mitigation effectiveness resulting in optimistic, intermediate and pessimistic global scenarios. Using data on 157 countries, the analysis finds that the global level of schooling and learning will fall. COVID-19 could result in a loss...

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Azevedo,Joao Pedro Wagner De;

Hasan,Amer;

Goldemberg,Diana;

Iqbal,Syedah Aroob;

Geven,Koen Martijn;
Document Date
2020/06/18
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9284
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2020/06/18
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Simulating the Potential Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures on Schooling and Learning Outcomes : A Set of Global Estimates
Keywords
school closure

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Azevedo,Joao Pedro Wagner De; Hasan,Amer; Goldemberg,Diana; Iqbal,Syedah Aroob; Geven,Koen Martijn.

Simulating the Potential Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures on Schooling and Learning Outcomes : A Set of Global Estimates (English). COVID-19 (Coronavirus)|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9284 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/329961592483383689

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