Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272217 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1292
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
School closures induced by the COVID-19 pandemic led to concerns about student learning. This paper evaluates the effect of school closures on student learning in Uzbekistan, using a unique dataset that allows assessing change in learning over time. The findings show that test scores in math for grade 5 students improved over time by 0.29 standard deviation despite school closures. The outcomes among students who were assessed in 2019 improved by an average of 0.72 standard deviation over the next two years, slightly lower than the expected growth of 0.80 standard deviation. The paper explores the reasons for no learning loss.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
learning loss
school closures
social inequality
digital divide
JEL: 
I21
I24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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