Survey on National Education Responses to COVID-19 School Closures

This survey by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) seeks to collect information on national education responses to school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is designed for ministry of Education officials at central or decentralized level in charge of school education. Analysis of results will allow for policy learning across the diversity of country settings in order to better inform local/national responses and prepare for the reopening of schools. In light of the current education crisis, the COVID-19 education response coordinated by UNESCO with our partners is deemed urgent.

The survey is conducted on a regular basis to ensure that the latest impacts and responses are captured:

  • A first wave of data collection started in May and lasted until June 2020
  • A second wave of data collection lasted from July to October 2020
  • A third wave of data collection lasted from February to April 2021
  • A fourth wave will start in April 2022

1st Iteration of the Survey on National Education Responses to COVID-19 School Closures

The 1st wave of the survey (April to June 2020) collected information from Member States on national education responses to school closures from pre-primary to upper secondary levels. Responses from the Survey will help to better guide local and national policy responses to mitigate the impact of school closures and help prepare for the reopening of schools. The results are intended to help to inform on the actions from mobilized partners through the UNESCO Global COVID-19 Education Coalition.

Questionnaires

The survey questionnaires are available in the following languages:

Technical note

A technical note on the Survey of National Education Responses to COVID-19 School Closures (Round 2) presents the survey in general and provides more information on the data cleaning process.

Data

Data files are publicly available :

Infographics

Access key results in various graphs

Recommended citation

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), based on UNESCO-UNICEF-World Bank Survey on National Education. Responses to COVID-19 School Closures, 1st Iteration. 2020. http://tcg.uis.unesco.org/survey-education-covid-school-closures

Thanks to all who participated and help the global community better understand the impact of the pandemic!