At least some 200 million schoolchildren live in 31 countries without the resources to implement remote classrooms, says a new report published by the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF.

The analysis focuses on three domains: the availability of household assets and parents' education levels, policy implementation and teacher training, and education sector emergency preparedness.

The index released by the Unicef report measures the response time of countries to provide remote tutoring during interruptions in face-to-face education and covers almost 90% of students in low- and lower-middle-income countries. 

Among 67 countries analyzed, Unicef concludes that 31 are not ready to provide distance learning at all levels of education, with students in West and Central Africa the most affected.

According to the Unicef report pre-primary education is the most damaged level of education, with many countries not responding quickly during the pandemic.

The new report published by Unicef also says that climate change also has a negative impact on access to education. According to the same report, environmental shocks have put 196 million children at risk of school disruptions.

The good examples, according to Unicef come from Argentina, Jamaica, and the Philippines, which recorded the highest rate of children with access to school.

Source UN News