Table 2.

Parental engagement in child learning activities and play at home during school closures (%)

	Total	Rural	Urban	Poorest	Middle	Richest	Illiterate	Literate
Engaged in educational or learning activities	47.7	43.1	62.8	43.8	46.4	51	45.2	50
(1) Session/meeting with lesson teacher	5.7	5.7	5.6	8.2	5.1	4.9	7.7	4
(2) Listened to education programmes on radio	21.4	26.6	9.9	14.3	20.5	25.5	23	20
(3) Watched educational TV programmes	16.6	13.9	22.5	8.2	2.6	31.4	14.4	18.4
(4) Used online/mobile learning apps	1.3	0.6	2.8	0	1.3	2	0	2.4
(5) Completed assignment provided by the teacher	2.6	2.5	2.8	0	3.9	3	2.9	2.4
(6) Completed assignment provided by caregivers	57.2	60.8	49.3	61.2	66.7	48	48	64.8
(7) Reading books obtained from school	28.4	17.7	52	26.5	16.7	38.2	27.9	28.8
Main responsibility of child learning and care
(1) Mother	45.8	48	39	46.4	40	50.5	40.9	50.4
(2) Father	16.9	20	7	24.7	43.2	32.1	15.2	18.4
(3) Older siblings	25	22	35.4	19.2	38.3	42.5	30	20.4