Providing a range of learning tools and accelerating access to the internet for every school and every child is critical," said UNICEF Chief of Education Robert Jenkins.
Despite this disparity, 73 per cent of governments out of 127 reporting countries are using online platforms to deliver education while schools remain closed[2].
Despite disparities in ownership, television is the main channel used by governments to deliver remote learning, with 3 in 4 governments out of 127 reporting countries using television as a source of education for children[5].
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, education systems in many countries have rapidly transformed to support children with remote learning including:
In countries across West and Central Africa including Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria, governments are working with local service providers to deliver education for primary and lower secondary age children online or though radio, TV, and paper-based approaches.
UNICEF also worked with local government to produce offline learning materials to support the learning of primary school children in remote areas who have limited access to TV and/or internet.
