Learning Poverty in Pakistan
Three in four Pakistani children were in 'Learning Poverty', even before COVID and the floods.
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Initial estimates based on flood damage that has been documented so far suggest that learning losses from the floods could exceed those due to COVID-19. In some parts of Pakistan, the scale of flood-induced damage to school infrastructure is so severe that 'Learning Poverty' may rise by 5 percentage points from schooling deprivation alone.
Children can be in 'Learning Poverty' either due to being out of school (also known as 'schooling deprivation') or their inability to read at a minimum proficiency level by a certain age (also known as 'learning deprivation')
More than 24,000 schools have been damaged across Pakistan since the devastating floods started to destroy houses and buildings. Consequently, an estimated 3.5 million children have had their schooling disrupted. This means that schooling deprivation due to floods will most likely increase 'Learning Poverty' in Pakistan more than ever.
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After the 2010 floods, the cost of damage to the education sector alone was estimated at about PKR 27 billion, the cost of damage might be over PKR 60 billion due to recent floods as almost twice as many schools have been destroyed compared to the floods in 2010
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