Colombia’s Education Crisis: Results from a Learning Assessment of Colombian and Venezuelan Children

With support from the Tinker Foundation, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) conducted a learning assessment in the city of Cúcuta to better understand these challenges and shine a light on children’s needs. This study sought to answer on a set of key questions:

  • What are the literacy, numeracy and social-emotional learning (SEL) skills of Venezuelan children in Cúcuta?
  • How do these compare to the skills of their Colombian counterparts?
  • How do the literacy, numeracy and SEL skills of Colombians and Venezuelans vary by different sub-groups of children by schooling status, age, sex, disability, and socio-economic status?

This brief will discuss several of the key findings from this assessment to illustrate the extent to which schooling, or lack thereof, is impacting children’s outcomes in Colombia.

Resource Info

Resource Type

Report

Published

Published by

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Topic(s)

Adolescents and Youth
Needs Assessment
Research and Evidence

Geographic Focus

Colombia
Venezuela