Insight - Of learning and future earnings

AmBank's Anthony Dass: Alarmingly, these losses are found to be much higher among students whose parents have less education. Children from socio-economically advantaged families have received more parental support for their studies during the school closure period.

SCHOOL closures due to Covid-19 have brought significant disruptions to education. The pandemic accelerated the loss of learning and raised inequalities.

Given the abruptness of school closures nationwide, teachers and administrations were unprepared for this transition. They were forced to build emergency remote learning systems almost immediately.