Situation Analysis on the Effects of and Responses to COVID-19 on the Education Sector in Asia

With funding support from the Global Partnership for Education, UNICEF and UNESCO collaboratively initiated this situational analysis to assess the impact of the pandemic on countries’ progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4)-Education 2030 and to provide countries with information on best practices and lessons learnt to accelerate progress towards the 10 SDG 4 targets. Specifically, the situational analysis assesses the direct effects of school closures and identifies their impact on learners, their families as well as on education systems.

The COVID-19 Education Situational Analysis: Effects of and Responses to COVID-19 on the Education Sector in Asia comprises a regional report summarizing common findings across the countries in Asia, three sub-regional reports highlighting specific impacts and responses for East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia and 14 case studies providing in-depth summaries of country experiences responding to COVID-19.