The State of Global Learning Poverty: 2022 Update
2022
This report, published by the World Bank, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the U.K Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, delves into the global learning crisis impacting millions of children worldwide—and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning poverty. The report finds that the learning crisis, which predated the pandemic, was made more severe by COVID-related school closures and disruptions. Before the pandemic, the learning poverty rate, which measures the share of children who can’t read and understand a simple text by age 10, was estimated at 57 percent in low-and middle-income countries; the 2022 estimate finds the learning poverty rate to have increased to 70 percent. The report outlines the current challenges impacting children’s learning outcomes worldwide and highlights the need for high-quality learning data across countries.
The report also presents the RAPID strategy, a framework for schools to improve children’s learning outcomes, which includes: reaching each child and maintaining school engagement, assessing learning levels, prioritizing fundamental skills, increasing efficient instruction, and developing children’s well-being and sense of belonging.
The State of Global Learning Poverty: 2022 Update
Source:
The State of Global Learning Poverty: 2022 Update. The World Bank Group, United Nations Children's Fund, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, United States Agency for International Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2022. https://www.unicef.org/reports/state-global-learning-poverty-2022.