Country notes

As a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic most governments around the world locked down their populations and closed their schools in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus.

As some countries are now starting to gradually reopen their schools, these COVID-19 country notes aim to bring together evidence from various OECD education surveys, to examine countries’ responses to the COVID-19 crisis, with a view to inform and guide future policy responses to the crisis.

These country notes focuses on the level of preparedness of educational systems to support the learning of students during the health crisis.

 

Australia	France	Latvia	Slovak Republic
Austria	Germany	Lithuania	Slovenia
Belgium	Greece	Luxembourg	Spain
Canada	Hungary	Mexico	Sweden
Chile	Iceland	Netherlands	Switzerland
Colombia	Ireland	New Zealand	Turkey
Czech Republic	Israel	Norway	United Kingdom
Denmark	Italy	Poland	United States
Estonia	Japan	Portugal
Finland	Korea	Russian Federation

 

The OECD coronavirus (COVID-19) policy hub The OECD is compiling data, analysis and recommendations on a range of topics to address the emerging health, economic and societal crisis, facilitate co-ordination, and contribute to the necessary global action when confronting this enormous collective challenge. Read more on the OECD coronavirus policy hub.