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The COVID-19 cost of school closures

29 Apr 2020

In mid-April, UNESCO reported 192 countries had closed all schools and universities, affecting more than 90 percent of the worlds learners: almost 1.6 billion children and young people. While some governments are starting to order teachers and students back to work, educationone of the most important drivers in human capital investmentcontinues to be largely closed for business.
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Authors

George Psacharopoulos, Harry Patrinos, Victoria Collis, Emiliana Vegas

Published in
United States of America

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