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The impact of COVID-19 on the education of disadvantaged children and the socio-economic consequences thereof

  • Report

Details

Identification
ISBN: 978-92-76-40151-3, DOI: 10.2766/929570, Catalogue number: NC-02-21-900-EN-N
Publication date
4 May 2022
Authors
Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture | European Expert Network on Economics of Education (EENEE) | Network of Experts on the Social dimension of Education and Training (NESET)
Geographical scope
  • European Union
Level of education focus
  • School education
Thematic areas covered
  • Educational attainment and participation in education
  • Quality and inclusive education for all

Description

This report responds to the need among EU and national-level stakeholders to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the learning progress of disadvantaged children, and how the educational inequality that has increased during the pandemic can be reduced and mitigated over the coming years. 

The report looks at both the current widening gap in learning progress between disadvantaged children and their peers, as well as the impact this may have on their social and economic opportunities in the future. 

As a result, the report provides both short- and medium-term recommendations to address these disruptions to the learning progress, as well as long-term recommendations to reduce social and economic inequality in the future.

Authors

Claudia Koehler, George Psacharopoulos, Loes van der Graaf

Cite as

European Commission: Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Koehler, C., Psacharopoulos, G. and Graaf, L. v. d., The impact of COVID-19 on the education of disadvantaged children and the socio-economic consequences thereof – Analytical report, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2766/929570

Files

  • 4 MAY 2022
The impact of COVID-19 on the education of disadvantaged children and the socio-economic consequences thereof - Analytical report
  • 4 MAY 2022
The impact of COVID-19 on the education of disadvantaged children and the socio-economic consequences thereof - Executive summary
  • 4 MAY 2022
The impact of COVID-19 on the education of disadvantaged children and the socio-economic consequences thereof - One-pager