Geo-visualizing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students’ learning outcomes: Evidence from grade 5 students

Sugam Agarwal and Smruti Ranjan Behera

Environment and Planning B, 2023, vol. 50, issue 8, 2322-2325

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted unprecedented impacts on school education. Despite improvements in school enrolment numbers, students’ performance on learning outcomes lagged, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This study visualizes the geographical disparity in student learning outcomes across various Indian districts pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic. The map visualizes that only a sample of districts in a few Indian states enlarged students’ learning outcomes in proportion to the number of children. Furthermore, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic weaken students' learning outcomes at the district level. This knowledge is essential for the policymakers to implement the most effective monitoring systems and strategies for improving the student’s learning outcomes.

Keywords: Education; primary school; learning outcomes; geographical variation; districts; India; I20; I21; I26; R10; R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/23998083231204125

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