In Brazil, about 3.4-million students dropped out of private universities in 2021
Germany is headed for its second recession of the cOVID-19 pandemic. Picture: 123RF/PHONLAMALPHOTO
But then the Covid-19 pandemic struck, battering Colombia’s economy and with it Calderon’s dreams of graduating and securing a better future. Between 2000 and 2018, higher education gross enrolment rates in the region more than doubled from 21% to 52%, according to the World Bank. “We can already expect that there will be a major impact on the earnings of this generation. Clearly, there will be an affect on the GDP of all countries,” said Pedro.
“I walked half the way to save on bus fares and sold sweets in class. But I couldn't hold out,” said Acevedo.
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