Barely 20% of school-age children in India had entrance to remote education during the pandemic, with only half participating fully. 38% of households said at least one child dropped out due to COVID-19 and never returned home again because they couldn’t afford it or were forced into early retirement by doctors who diagnosed them with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The survey, released on Friday, found that digital connectivity shot up 40% during the pandemic years ago and remains a top priority for many parents today.
The face-to-face interview covered 4000 households across India, including those who were not affected by the COVID-19 virus but had other barriers such as low access or unavailability of devices due to poor signal strength at home, which prevented them from reaping any benefits gained through increased online interaction.
From video chatting software or social media sites, one would share photos with friends instead of going outside into public spaces full-packed, thus spreading infection much faster than before when people knew each other personally because they lived very close together.
The study found that 80% of children surveyed from pre-pandemic schools did not receive any educational services.
In contrast, their school was closed because they were less likely to be enrolled in a higher socio-economic bracket and living outside city centres.
The data suggested some untold results:
In addition, it showed how rural areas experienced even more devastating effects when compared with other regions around the world impacted by this tremendous global crisis.
The article highlights some interesting statistics about which countries have been hit hardest: namely, lower socio-economic classes tend not just for males but females too; those without an education level at home–or only one parent having such credentials—suffered worse than others during pandemic times due primarily out lack of resources needed.
With the newest generation of students showing up with less time to spend learning than before, many find themselves in need of remediation.
This high demand for education has led some schools and colleges to offer courses via live online classes.
The COVID impact on students:
In contrast, others have turned towards audio/video lessons recorded at your convenience from home-delivered right on schedule over a smartphone app such as WhatsApp or texts messages containing educational content from teachers calling themselves “mentors” providing study advice about what you might want help with following – things like math homework problems will only get more complex if left unsolved!
For countless people in emerging countries, the internet is not yet accessible.
Only 8% of those without access to an online educational system could receive their classwork remotely via tablet screens or other larger size devices like smartphones versus 64%.
For households with school-aged kids, difficulties are accessing this technology because parents may lack knowledge on how best to use them while also being unable themselves due to financial constraints, which often leaves children lacking necessary resources.
In a survey of parents, administrators, and students from rural India, the biggest hurdles to remote education are the insufficient number of devices or poor 3G/4G signal.
Data cost is also cited among respondents who’ve had less experience with technology than others in their age group.
However, even they still struggle on some days when there’s not enough bandwidth available at school due to either internet congestion or technical issues outside its control, such as reduced access points during off hours which reduces WiFi availability for everyone else inside.
The challenges of expanding access to connectivity for those living in India have been persistent. The country now has over 47 crore internet users, with 43% motivated by COVID-19 related reasons.
In 2017, 19 million people above 15 years accessed the web – this number increased due to more excellent digital connectivity during the 2020s!
Nonetheless, only 5% of households had laptops, while 4% were desktop computers. The vast majority relied on smartphones that are available in 68%.
