16% of teens are extremely or very worried they may have fallen behind in school due to COVID-19 – and 28% of their parents say the same about their teen | Pew Research Center

May 27, 2022

How Teens Navigate School During COVID-19

16% of teens are extremely or very worried they may have fallen behind in school due to COVID-19 – and 28% of their parents say the same about their teen

16% of teens are extremely or very worried they may have fallen behind in school due to COVID-19 – and 28% of their parents say the same about their teen

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16% of teens are extremely or very worried they may have fallen behind in school due to COVID-19 – and 28% of their parents say the same about their teen

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How Teens Navigate School During COVID-19
Eight-in-ten teens reported attending school completely in person over past month when surveyed; a majority prefer for school to be in person after pandemic is over
Teens prefer in-person learning post-pandemic, but views vary by race, ethnicity and household income
16% of teens are extremely or very worried they may have fallen behind in school due to COVID-19 – and 28% of their parents say the same about their teen
Worries about falling behind in school due to COVID-19 disruptions more common among Hispanic and lower-income teens, parents
More than four-in-ten teens say they feel closer to their parents now compared with before COVID-19
24% of teens living in lower-income households often or sometimes are unable to complete homework due to lack of reliable computer or internet access
Majority of teens who at least sometimes have to do their homework on their cellphone say it’s made keeping up with homework harder
One-in-five teens living in lower-income households say they don’t have access to a computer at home
Invitation and reminder dates
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Unweighted sample sizes and error attributable to sampling expected at the 95% level of confidence for different groups
Unweighted sample sizes and error attributable to sampling expected at the 95% level of confidence for different groups
Response rates