In the wake of this, a new study showed that pre-primary education proved to be essential in preventing 'alarming' learning losses. Despite this, the study also showed that pre-primary education was the most neglected part of the Ethiopian government's COVID education response. Across sub-Saharan Africa, pre-primary education does not seem to have figured significantly in how education Ministries responded to the pandemic." The study examined both the impact on children's primary school readiness and the value of pre-primary education in this context. The report urged governments to widen access to quality pre-primary education and to make it central to education recovery planning.

Source: Ethiopian News February 16, 2022 22:20 UTC