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UNICEF report on Education

February 23 , 2025 11 hrs 0 min 53 0
  • The report titled, “Learning Interrupted: The Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions in 2024”, was released by UNICEF.
  • At least 242 million students from pre-primary to the upper secondary education have experienced school disruptions due to climate events in 2024.
  • The report identified 119 climate hazards that led to school disruptions.
  • Heat waves caused the most disruptions, impacting at least 171 million children.
  • Over 118 million students were impacted in April alone.
  • The Nationwide school disruptions in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and the Philippines disrupted schooling for over 63 million children.
  • Tropical cyclones affected 18 million students in September.
  • In Zimbabwe, a prolonged drought impacted schooling for 1.8 million children in 2024.
  • South Asia was the most affected region in 2024 with 127,845,148 students are affected by climate-related school disruptions.
  • The majority, 54 million, were in India and most of them were hit by heat waves, which also affected 35 million in Bangladesh.
  • The West and Central Africa, and the Eastern and Southern Africa has primarily experienced flood-related disruptions impacting around 12 million and 8 million students, respectively.

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