1.54 bn students out of school over Covid-19; girls to be worst hit: Unesco

Education of over 154 crore students has been disrupted after their schools were shut down due to the cornovirus epidemic, according to the UN education agency Unesco.

UNESCO said girls will be the worst hit as it will lead to increased drop-out rates and further entrench gender gaps in education. 

The global scale and speed of the current educational disruption is unparalleled and disadvantaged children are the worst-hit by the emergency measures, said Unesco Director-General Audrey Azoulay.

"While temporary school closures as a result of health and other crises are not new, unfortunately, the global scale and speed