Digital Learning AccessInfrastructure / technology
0.55Initiated75% impact weight
outcomeverifiedconfidence: high
COVID-19 school closures disrupt education for ~1.6 billion learners (2020)
At the April 2020 peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, school and university closures affected over 1.6 billion learners (about 94% of the world's student population) in more than 190 countries; on average roughly two-thirds of an academic year was lost worldwide, and more than 400 million learners could not access any distance learning.
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At the April 2020 peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, school and university closures affected over 1.6 billion learners (about 94% of the world's student population) in more than 190 countries; on average roughly two-thirds of an academic year was lost worldwide, and more than 400 million learners could not access any distance learning.
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