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ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW
Volume 98, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2023.102492
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COVID-19; School closures; Learning loss; Recovery
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This paper provides evidence of significant learning losses and partial recovery in Guanajuato, Mexico during and after the COVID-19 school closures. Students' performance in Spanish and math declined by 0.2 to 0.3 standard deviations after schools reopened, equivalent to 0.66 to 1.05 years of schooling. By June 2023, students were able to recover about 60% of the learning loss, but still scored 0.08-0.11 standard deviations below their pre-pandemic levels.
This paper presents evidence of large learning losses and partial recovery in Guanajuato, Mexico, during and after the school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learning losses were estimated using administrative data from enrollment records and by comparing the results of a census-based standardized test administered to approximately 20,000 5th and 6th graders in: (a) March 2020 (a few weeks before school closed); (b) November 2021 (2 months after schools reopened); and (c) June of 2023 (21 months after schools re-opened and over three years after the pandemic started). On average, students performed 0.2 to 0.3 standard deviations lower in Spanish and math after schools reopened, equivalent to 0.66 to 0.87 years of schooling in Spanish and 0.87 to 1.05 years of schooling in math. By June of 2023, students were able to make up for similar to 60% of the learning loss that built up during school closures but still scored 0.08-0.11 standard deviations below their pre-pandemic levels (equivalent to 0.23-0.36 years of schooling).
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