Pandemic will have severe impact on Mexican education

Significance

It also appears not to have assessed the effectiveness of its home-learning strategy, established after schools were closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without this information it is not possible to design effective policies to address the detrimental effects of the pandemic on education.

Impacts

• The government’s scholarships programme may not boost coverage but should assist beneficiaries still in education.
• Differences in the pandemic’s impacts on states’ economies will drive disparities in the restoration of education coverage nationwide.
• Without significant investment in the sector, the quality of education will remain poor.