On March 10, 2020, a national closure of schools was implemented in Paraguay as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country was one of the first nations in Latin America and the Caribbean to follow this strategy. Days later, various other countries were also closing schools. As of August 1, 2020, at least 144.9 million children and teenagers had been affected by the contingency measures in the region. More than 122 million of the students were enrolled in primary and secondary schools at the time.
Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean 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.
The source does not provide information for Anguilla and Nicaragua.
Information for Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Uruguay includes only total numbers, and not data for each education level.
The sum of students of each level in Latin America and the Caribbean might differ with the total due to missing information regarding each school level for some countries.
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UNICEF. (August 24, 2020). Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean as of August 2020, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193017/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-latin-america-caribbean/
UNICEF. "Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean as of August 2020, by education level." Chart. August 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193017/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-latin-america-caribbean/
UNICEF. (2020). Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean as of August 2020, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193017/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-latin-america-caribbean/
UNICEF. "Number of Students Affected by School Closures amidst The Covid-19 Pandemic in Latin America and The Caribbean as of August 2020, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193017/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-latin-america-caribbean/
UNICEF, Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean as of August 2020, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193017/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-latin-america-caribbean/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean as of August 2020, by education level [Graph], UNICEF, August 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193017/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-latin-america-caribbean/
