COVID-19 worsens education inequality between rich and poor

Online learning widespread in high-income nations but not in developing ones

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A student in India takes part in an online course while schools are closed due to the coronavirus. (Source photo by Reuters)

HISAO KODACHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Schools in more than 100 countries and regions remain completely closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, widening the education gap between advanced economies and middle- and low-income nations unable to provide online learning.

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