Lost Potential Tracker
Imagine if you had not been able to read and understand a simple story at age 10. Where would you be today?
Since 2015,
000,000,000
0
children have not gained basic literacy skills by the age of 10, missing a critical milestone to secure a better future.
Age
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Age 10
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Future
Access to education
Good teaching
Supportive learning environment
Starting equal
Not in school
No access to early childhood education
Poor learning environment
Poor support for teachers
Children under pre-COVID-19 circumstances
Children with lost potential due to COVID-19
COVID-19 has affected education everywhere. At the peak of the pandemic, 1.6 billion children were impacted by school closures.
In just
one hour,
10-year-olds will miss a critical milestone to secure a better future.
That's enough to fill 15 US public schools.
That's enough to fill 29 UK primary schools.
That's more than the total number of students at the University of Eswatini.
That's enough to fill 29 UK primary schools.
In just
one day,
10-year-olds will miss a critical milestone to secure a better future.
That's more than twice the capacity of The Rose Bowl in Los Angeles.
That's twice the capacity of Camp Nou Stadium, the largest stadium in Europe.
That's more than four times the capacity of the National Stadium in Lagos.
That's equivalent to the population of Samoa.
Read Nankafu's and Bahati's stories from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Read their story
In just
one week,
10-year-olds will miss a critical milestone to secure a better future.
That's equivalent to 50% of total secondary school enrollment in Canada.
That's equivalent to the population of Estonia.
That's equivalent to the population of Equatorial Guinea.
That's equivalent to the population of Trinidad and Tobago.
Read Barsha's story from Nepal.
Read her story
In just
one month,
10-year-olds will miss a critical milestone to secure a better future.
That's nearly half the population of Pennsylvania.
That's equivalent to the population of Denmark.
That's equivalent to the population of Johannesburg.
That's equivalent to twice the population of Dubai.
Read Esther's story from Nigeria.
Read her story
In just
one year,
10-year-olds will miss a critical milestone to secure a better future.
That's over half the population of Mexico.
That's equivalent to the population of France.
That's equivalent to the combined population of Kenya and Senegal.
That's equivalent to the population of Thailand.
Between 2015 and
2030
0,000,000,000
0
10-year-olds will miss a critical milestone to secure a better future.
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