REPORT
It highlights that climate change intensifies extreme weather, disrupts schooling and causes learning losses and dropouts.
Impact of Climate Change on Education
- Education Remains Overlooked in Climate Policy Agenda: In 2020, education accounted for less than 1.3% of climate assistance and was mentioned in less than one in three Nationally Determined Contribution plans.
- School Closures: Over 2005-2024, schools were closed in at least 75% of extreme weather events, impacting 5 million people or more.
- Over 99 % of children across world are exposed to at least one major climate and environmental hazard, shock.
- Rising temperature negatively impact learning outcomes: Even an increase of 1°C in outdoor temperature on exam days can result in a substantial decline in test scores.
- E.g. Students in hottest 10% of Brazilian municipalities, lost about 1% of learning per year due to increasing heat exposure.
- Increasing food insecurity and economic fragility jeopardize school enrollment: Up to 170 million people will be at risk of hunger by 2080 due to climate change, affecting student learning.
- Disproportionate harm: Climate-related events prevent at least 4 million girls in low- and lower-middle-income countries from completing their education.