dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-25T17:44:10Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-25T17:44:10Z
dc.date.issued	2022-04
dc.description.abstract	The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region was suffering from a deep learning crisis, before the COVID-19 outbreak, with most students being below minimum proficiency levels for critical foundational competencies in numeracy and literacy, according to the Fourth Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (ERCE). The pandemic that hit the region in March 2020 led to a massive shutdown of educational systems, placing LAC as the region with the longest duration of school closures in the world. The impact of school closures on education service delivery was significant. The forced move to distance learning negatively impacted attendance in the education process, both when compared to enrollment rates (-10 percent) and with pre-pandemic attendance rates (-12 percent). Most worryingly, one in four students attending the education process during the pandemic confirmed being disengaged from learning activities while at home. The COVID-19 led to a crisis within a crisis, deepening pre-existing inequalities that characterize the LAC region, as the most vulnerable populations were disproportionately affected. A significant increase in drop-out rates and decrease in learning outcomes is expected, especially for these groups and countries which were already not doing well pre-pandemic. There is a sizeable schooling and learning recovery agenda ahead of LAC, where re-enrollment campaigns, standardized and in-classroom assessments, and programs to teach to the right level will be fundamental to determine the exact depth of educational losses and start recovering.	en
dc.description.abstract	The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region was suffering from a deep learning crisis, before the COVID-19 outbreak, with most students being below minimum proficiency levels for critical foundational competencies in numeracy and literacy, according to the Fourth Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (ERCE). The pandemic that hit the region in March 2020 led to a massive shutdown of educational systems, placing LAC as the region with the longest duration of school closures in the world. The impact of school closures on education service delivery was significant. The forced move to distance learning negatively impacted attendance in the education process, both when compared to enrollment rates (-10 percent) and with pre-pandemic attendance rates (-12 percent). Most worryingly, 1 in 4 students attending the education process during the pandemic confirmed being disengaged from learning activities while at home. The COVID-19 led to a crisis within a crisis, deepening pre-existing inequalities that characterize the LAC region, as the most vulnerable populations were disproportionately affected. A significant increase in drop-out rates and decrease in learning outcomes is expected, especially for these groups and countries which were already not doing well pre-pandemic. There is a sizeable schooling and learning recovery agenda ahead of LAC, where re-enrollment campaigns, standardized and in-classroom assessments, and programs to teach to the right level will be fundamental to determine the exact depth of educational losses and start recovering.	es
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099443504042242867/IDU0e7871c270811504df009e620db34dfd8158b
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/37924
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/37924
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.title	The Learning Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean and the COVID-19 Pandemic	en
dc.title.alternative	La Crisis del Aprendizaje en América Latina y el Caribe y la Pandemia de COVID-19	es
dc.title.subtitle	Sobering Results of a Deepening Trend	en
dc.title.subtitle	Resultados Aleccionadores de Una Tendencia Cada Vez Más Profunda	es
dc.type	Brief	en
dc.type	Fiche	fr
dc.type	Resumen	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2022-04-03
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-29T10:10:06.904181Z
okr.date.lastmodified	2022-08-22T00:00:00Z	en
okr.date.lastmodified	2022-03-31T00:00:00Z	es
okr.doctype	Policy Note
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype	Knowledge Notes::Miscellaneous Knowledge Notes
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099443504042242867/IDU0e7871c270811504df009e620db34dfd8158b
okr.guid	099443504042242867
okr.guid	905321648779639645
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	IDU-e7871c27-8115-4df0-9e62-db34dfd8158b
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	33778095
okr.identifier.report	170069
okr.imported	true	en
okr.language.supported	en
okr.language.supported	es
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099443504042242867/pdf/IDU0e7871c270811504df009e620db34dfd8158b.pdf	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/905321648779639645/pdf/The-Learning-Crisis-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-and-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-Sobering-Results-of-a-Deepening-Trend.pdf	es
okr.region.administrative	Latin America and Caribbean
okr.topic	Education::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.topic	Education::Curriculum & Instruction
okr.topic	Education::Education Indicators and Statistics
okr.topic	Education::Education and Society
okr.topic	Education::Educational Policy and Planning
okr.txturl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/905321648779639645/text/The-Learning-Crisis-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-and-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-Sobering-Results-of-a-Deepening-Trend.txt	es
okr.unit	Education LCR (HLCED)

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