SA Dropout Rate Tripled During Covid-19 Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns tripled South Africa’s school dropout rate and resulted in many educational gains being wiped out. Around 750 000 learners did not return to school in South Africa as a result of the pandemic. This is triple the pre-pandemic Out-Of-School Children (OOSC) rate of 250 000. The report by Unicef … Read more
