Social and educational risk factors in Ecuadorian indigenous children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The effects on education due to the COVID19 pandemic are quite complex and exposed the existing digital divide. In this sense, an analysis of academic activities in Ecuadorian children between 5 and 14 years of age is carried out, with the aim of identifying the technological needs and socioeconomic factors that have a negative impact on the learning process. The 2020 national survey of employment, unemployment and underemployment was used, with a sample of 3'733,950 inhabitants in that age range, performing a risk analysis based on contingency tables and correlation analysis using chi-square test, the factors analyzed were: connectivity, class attendance, socio-cultural factors, child labor and access to ICT. A strong relationship was identified between the risk of child labor and poverty in indigenous children, resulting in a decrease in educational opportunities.