The economic crisis is disproportionately impacting children from socioeconomically disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, with the poorest students experiencing 57 per cent more learning loss than the richest. One of the long-term impacts of the economic crisis is the perpetuation of the cycle of generational poverty in Sri Lanka.
The Poorest Countries in South Asia. In countries with low per capita income, informal settlements are common. South Asia, also known as the Indian Subcontinent or Southern Asia, refers to the southern part of Asia, and includes the following countries: Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.