Pandemic could push 72 mln more children into "learning poverty": World Bank

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- COVID-19-related school closures risk pushing an additional 72 million primary school aged children into "learning poverty" - meaning that they are unable to read and understand a simple text by age 10, the World Bank said Wednesday.

The pandemic is amplifying the global learning crisis that already existed, according to two new World Bank reports, which outlined a new vision for learning and the investments and policies needed, including on education technology.