Covid widens education gap, Unesco report shows

Winny Bosibori, a Standard Seven pupil at Kionganyo Primary School in Kisii County, reads a science textbook as she boils water to prepare lunch at home. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Kenya has been mentioned among a handful of countries that have supported learners after the closure of learning institutions to contain the spread of Covid-19.

A report released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) on Tuesday indicates that about 40 per cent of low- and lower-middle-income countries have not supported learners at risk of exclusion during the pandemic.