A new study by London Economics for the Sutton Trust found that the long-term impact of school closures on future earnings is more than three times higher for those from less well-off homes compared with those from advantaged backgrounds.
On average, across the 2019/20 cohort of year 11 students in England, the projected loss in earnings over a 20-year period due to missed learning since March, is £3,830 for young men from low socio-economic backgrounds, and £1,150 for those from high socio-economic backgrounds.
Researchers estimate that the proportion of boys from low socio-economic backgrounds being among the highest earners in later life is expected to drop from 16.3 per cent to 15.0 per cent.
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