SCHOOL CLOSURES COULD IMPOVERISH WHOLE GENERATION
This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 per cent of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related…
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TERTIARY EDUCATION IS KEY TO REBUILDING COVID-HIT ECONOMIES
COVID-19 is devastating human capital around the world, affecting lives and livelihoods, and posing risks for long term growth and productivity enhancement. As the world seeks to build back better…
40% OF CHILDREN IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA NOT IN SCHOOL
UNICEF estimates that 40 per cent of all school-aged children across Eastern and Southern Africa are currently not in school due to COVID19-induced closures and pre-pandemic levels of out of…
LEARNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA UP TO ONE SCHOOL YEAR BEHIND
The impact of disrupted education since the COVID-19 outbreak has been devastating, with learners between 75 per cent and a full school year behind where they should be, according to…
1 IN 3 COUNTRIES ARE YET TO HELP STUDENTS CATCH UP ON THEIR LEARNING
Around one in three countries where schools are or have been closed are not yet implementing remedial programmes post-COVID-19 school closures, according to a UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and OECD…
GOVERNMENTS URGED TO MAKE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL
The most disadvantaged children are more likely to be denied the opportunity to have a good start to their education, according to two new studies by UNESCO and its Global…
MOZAMBIQUE LAUNCHES NEW TEN-YEAR EDUCATION PLAN
Mozambique, with support from UNESCO, through its Capacity Development for Education (CapED) Programme, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and other partners, has developed its new Education Sector Plan (ESP) 2020-2029, which…