Invest in education and digital skills

About 60% of OECD and partner countries surveyed have already increased their education budget in response to the pandemic. How these additional funds are being spent varies widely across countries: for example, additional teacher salaries to cover smaller classes and extra, remedial instruction; provision of digital tools to students for online learning; additional scholarships or loan waivers for students in higher education.

This is heartening but more needs to be done – and investments need to be maintained, rather than treated as exceptional crisis measures. Making equity in education a reality requires vision and long-term investments.

See more: The State of Global Education: 18 Months into the Pandemic