School closures hit hard in Africa
发布时间:2022-04-06 来源：China Daily
Pandemic-induced disruptions to schooling in Africa have hit particularly hard in the southern and eastern parts of the continent, a United Nations report says. On average, schools in the regions had been fully closed for 22 weeks by February, and about half of the countries saw full school closures beyond the global average of 20 weeks, according to the report released last week. In Uganda, schools were closed for 92 weeks, among the longest in the world. In total, school children in the regions have lost 150 billion hours of in-person learning due to the closures, the report by UNESCO said.