Impact of COVID-19 on the educational system of Sierra Leone

The COVID-19 outbreak has affected over 1.6 billion students in over 200 countries. Educational institutions' closures have impacted 94 percent of the students’ world population. The pandemics have caused crises in social, economic, political, educational, and other dimensions. Social distancing and policies of limited movement have completely disrupted the traditional technique of education; Sierra Leone is not an exception. As a result of the changes in the globe due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in 2020, the academic area has undergone significant alterations. Because of COVID-19 epidemic, many researchers have published their findings about classroom instruction. There were suspicions that 2020 academic year and even beyond might be lost. Due to this unique set of circumstances, the academic state of affairs has nearly completely changed. As a result, the epidemic presented an opportunity to prepare the path for online training, maintaining proper classroom spacing, and maintaining a teacher-to-student ratio in classrooms. The quality of such programmes, as well as what can be learned from them, is worthy of further consideration.