On March 13, 2020, a national closure of schools in Venezuela was implented in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. As of August 1, 2020, close to seven million children and teenagers had been affected by the contingency measures in the Latin American country. Nearly 5.7 million of the students were enrolled in primary and secondary schools at the time, while close to 1.2 million were enrolled in pre-primary institutions.
Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela 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 Venezuela as of August 2020, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193025/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-venezuela/
UNICEF. "Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela as of August 2020, by education level." Chart. August 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193025/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-venezuela/
UNICEF. (2020). Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela as of August 2020, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193025/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-venezuela/
UNICEF. "Number of Students Affected by School Closures amidst The Covid-19 Pandemic in Venezuela as of August 2020, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193025/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-venezuela/
UNICEF, Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela as of August 2020, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193025/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-venezuela/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela as of August 2020, by education level [Graph], UNICEF, August 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193025/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-venezuela/
