TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Iqbal, Syedah Aroob
AU  - Patrinos, Harry Anthony
        TI  - Learning during the Pandemic: Evidence from Uzbekistan
        PY  - 2023/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16232
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp16232
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - COVID-19
KW  - learning loss
KW  - school closures
KW  - social inequality
KW  - digital divide
        ER  -