COVID-19 Learning Losses, Parental Investments, and Recovery: Evidence from Low-Cost Private Schools in Nigeria

Admin, RISE; Adeniran, Adedeji; Okoye, Dozie; Yedomiffi, Mahounan P.; Wantchekon, Leonard

doi:10.25446/oxford.23686437.v1

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COVID-19 Learning Losses, Parental Investments, and Recovery: Evidence from Low-Cost Private Schools in Nigeria

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posted on 2023-07-18, 16:03 authored by RISE AdminRISE Admin, Adedeji Adeniran, Dozie Okoye, Mahounan P. Yedomiffi, Leonard Wantchekon

Using data from a random sample of schools, this paper studies the extent of learning losses and recovery from COVID-19 pandemic in Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, and provides some evidence that a full recovery is possible through a program designed to slow down the curriculum and cover what was missed during school closures.