World Bank Report Highlights Failure Of Manickchand In Educating Guyanese Children Throughout Pandemic

In a World Bank report titled “An Uneven Recovery: the Impact of COVID-19 on Latin America and the Caribbean” released on 30th November 2021, Guyana ranked extremely low in comparison to poorer Latin American countries as it relates to children receiving proper education throughout the pandemic.

Results from a World Bank research demonstrated that more than a year after the onset of the crisis, 86 percent of school-age children and youth receive some type of education (face-to-face or remote). However, figures vary widely as it relates to Guyana and Guatemala, it is 64 percent while in Peru and Chile, it reaches 95 and 97 percent, respectively. Additionally, education coverage falls below pre-pandemic levels in the countries surveyed. Just under a quarter of students in the region attended face-to-face classes.

This is contrary to what was reported by education Minister Priya Manickchand and her staff. Although the majority of the Guyanese public complained of the consistent failures of the education Minister, all complaints still fall on the wayside of the current PPP/C administration and government.