Education

COVID-19 threatens the progress of global literacy. This is how we keep up momentum

Student Juan Camacho writes the word "coronavirus" on a whiteboard during a lesson at Escuela 30, a rural school that has resumed classes after a month off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in San Jose, Uruguay April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mariana Greif - RC21AG9KYTQ0

The theme of 2020's International Literacy Day is 'Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond' Image: REUTERS/Mariana Greif

Charles Chen Yidan
Founder, Yidan Prize Foundation
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Education is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Education

Have you read?
Global literacy has grown substantially in the last two centuries
Global literacy has grown substantially in the last two centuries Image: Our World in Data
Impact of COVID-19 on learners and school closures globally in 8 April 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on learners and school closures globally in 8 April 2020 Image: UNESCO

Students who are not reached due to either a lack of policies supporting digital and broadcast remote learning or a lack of the household assets needed to receive digital or broadcast instruction
Students who are not reached due to either a lack of policies supporting digital and broadcast remote learning or a lack of the household assets needed to receive digital or broadcast instruction Image: UNICEF

Discover

What is the World Economic Forum doing to manage emerging risks from COVID-19?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
EducationSDG 04: Quality EducationCOVID-19
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

1:36

Air pollution affects how children score on exams

Ian Shine

November 27, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum