As of August 1, 2020, more than 10.4 million children and teenagers had been affected by school closures in Colombia in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Close to nine million of the students were enrolled in primary and secondary schools at the time, while around one million were enrolled in pre-primary schools. The national closure of schools in the country was implemented on March 15, 2020, and had lasted 139 days by the date of the study.
Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia as of August 2020, by education level
Sources include:
The World Bank
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
The Center for Global Development
The United Nations Children's Fund's Latin America and Caribbean Region Office (UNICEF LACRO) Education Section.
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UNICEF. (August 24, 2020). Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia as of August 2020, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192977/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-colombia/
UNICEF. "Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia as of August 2020, by education level." Chart. August 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192977/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-colombia/
UNICEF. (2020). Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia as of August 2020, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192977/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-colombia/
UNICEF. "Number of Students Affected by School Closures amidst The Covid-19 Pandemic in Colombia as of August 2020, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192977/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-colombia/
UNICEF, Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia as of August 2020, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192977/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-colombia/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia as of August 2020, by education level [Graph], UNICEF, August 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192977/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-colombia/
