We use census data on external assessments in primary and secondary school in the Basque Country (Spain) to estimate learning losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, one year after school closures, which lasted from March to June 2020. Differences-in-differences with student and school-by-grade fixed effects show an average learning loss of 0.045 […]

These documents are part of the «Learning loss after the pandemic» project, led by the Esade Center for Economic Policy (EsadeEcPol) and the COTEC Foundation. To find out more, visit www.perdidadeaprendizaje.es Learning loss after a year of pandemic: the case of the Basque Country This first document presents the main results of the analysis of […]