How Old Was Gen Z in 2020?
The pandemic hit Generation Z across every life stage at once — this gives the age a birth year was at each point, and what was interrupted.
Someone born in 2004 was sixteen when schools closed in March 2020, which put the pandemic directly across their exam years — while the oldest of Generation Z were 23 and already working.
How Old Was Gen Z in 2020?
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Which part of Gen Z was most affected?
The tool deliberately does not say. What it gives you is the stage each birth year was at; the size of the effect is still contested and differs by country and school.
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