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School closure duration during COVID-19 — total days of full school closures (pre-primary to upper secondary)

Total number of days schools were fully closed during the COVID-19 pandemic (all education levels). A striking measure of learning disruption by country.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) / UNESCO Global Monitoring of School Closures•162 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
187.8days
Median: 190.0days
Countries Covered
162
with available data
Highest
Brazil
358.0days
Lowest
New Zealand
55.0days
Top 5 Countries
1Brazil358.0days
2Afghanistan356.0days
3North Korea350.0days
4Nepal350.0days
5Myanmar338.0days
By Region
South America250.3days(7 countries)
Other207.5days(84 countries)
Africa202.6days(9 countries)
Asia173.1days(25 countries)
North America145.5days(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (55.0days)High (358.0days)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 187.8days)

South America (7)
Other (84)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Total number of days schools were fully closed during the COVID-19 pandemic (all education levels). A striking measure of learning disruption by country. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) / UNESCO Global Monitoring of School Closures.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Brazil358.0days
2Afghanistan356.0days
3North Korea350.0days
4Nepal350.0days
5Myanmar338.0days
6India322.0days
7Albania315.0days
8Republic of The Gambia310.0days
9Algeria305.0days
10Haiti300.0days
11Somalia300.0days
12Belize300.0days
13Pakistan285.0days
14Democratic Republic of the Congo273.0days
15Eritrea270.0days
16Georgia270.0days
17Cambodia268.0days
18Gabon260.0days
19Guinea260.0days
20Iraq260.0days
21Madagascar260.0days
22Panama260.0days
23Sierra Leone260.0days
24Argentina260.0days
25Chile259.0days
26Colombia255.0days
27Burundi250.0days
28Ecuador250.0days
29Mali250.0days
30Mozambique250.0days
31Rwanda250.0days
32South Sudan250.0days
33Yemen250.0days
34Bolivia250.0days
35Republic of the Congo240.0days
36Indonesia240.0days
37Liberia240.0days
38Mauritania240.0days
39Niger240.0days
40Peru240.0days
41Philippines240.0days
42Syrian Arab Republic240.0days
43Venezuela240.0days
44Lao People's Democratic Republic230.0days
45Sudan230.0days
46Togo230.0days
47United Republic of Tanzania230.0days
48Burkina Faso230.0days
49Bangladesh225.0days
50Malawi220.0days
51Nigeria220.0days
52Senegal220.0days
53Zambia220.0days
54Djibouti210.0days
55Islamic Republic of Iran210.0days
56Mongolia210.0days
57Nicaragua210.0days
58Guinea-Bissau210.0days
59Guatemala205.0days
60Honduras205.0days
61Central African Republic200.0days
62El Salvador200.0days
63Guyana200.0days
64Kenya200.0days
65Lesotho200.0days
66Libya200.0days
67Paraguay200.0days
68Timor-Leste200.0days
69Vietnam200.0days
70Tajikistan200.0days
71Turkmenistan200.0days
72Uganda200.0days
73Botswana198.0days
74Ethiopia196.0days
75Angola195.0days
76Cuba190.0days
77Cote d'Ivoire190.0days
78Mexico190.0days
79Morocco190.0days
80Vanuatu190.0days
81Romania190.0days
82Zimbabwe190.0days
83Suriname190.0days
84Ghana187.0days
85Austria187.0days
86Cameroon180.0days
87Estonia180.0days
88Jamaica180.0days
89Malaysia180.0days
90Eswatini180.0days
91Belgium180.0days
92Solomon Islands180.0days
93Chad179.0days
94France170.0days
95Italy170.0days
96Kyrgyzstan170.0days
97Namibia170.0days
98Egypt170.0days
99Dominican Republic165.0days
100Germany165.0days
101Ireland160.0days
102Moldova, Republic of160.0days
103Portugal160.0days
104Russian Federation160.0days
105South Africa160.0days
106Tunisia160.0days
107Türkiye160.0days
108Ukraine160.0days
109Uzbekistan160.0days
110Benin150.0days
111Hungary150.0days
112Kazakhstan150.0days
113Lebanon150.0days
114Latvia150.0days
115Malta150.0days
116Poland150.0days
117The Republic of North Macedonia150.0days
118Czech Republic140.0days
119South Korea140.0days
120Lithuania140.0days
121Netherlands140.0days
122Serbia140.0days
123Slovakia140.0days
124Spain140.0days
125Kuwait130.0days
126Uruguay130.0days
127Australia127.0days
128Bosnia and Herzegovina126.0days
129Sri Lanka120.0days
130People's Republic of China120.0days
131Greece120.0days
132Iceland120.0days
133Israel120.0days
134Jordan120.0days
135Luxembourg120.0days
136Slovenia120.0days
137Switzerland120.0days
138Thailand120.0days
139United Kingdom120.0days
140Canada112.0days
141Croatia110.0days
142Denmark110.0days
143New Caledonia110.0days
144Papua New Guinea105.0days
145Finland100.0days
146Cyprus95.0days
147Trinidad and Tobago95.0days
148Japan90.0days
149Norway90.0days
150Saudi Arabia90.0days
151Sweden90.0days
152Costa Rica81.0days
153Brunei Darussalam81.0days
154Oman80.0days
155Qatar80.0days
156Armenia77.0days
157United States of America75.0days
158Mauritius70.0days
159United Arab Emirates70.0days
160Seychelles60.0days
161Singapore60.0days
162New Zealand55.0days
Showing 162 of 162 countries

Topics

#social#days#school#closure#duration#during#covid#total#full#closures#pre#primary#upper#secondary

Data Source

This data comes from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) / UNESCO Global Monitoring of School Closures (2024).

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