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Education worldwide

Statistics report on education worldwide

This report provides data on education worldwide, including educational attainment in primary education, secondary education, and higher education. The report furthermore provides data on literacy rates and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on global education.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Educational attainment worldwide 2020, by gender and level
  • Basic Statistic Share of OECD population with primary education as highest education level 2024
  • Basic Statistic Share of population in OECD countries with secondary education 2024
  • Basic Statistic Share of people with tertiary education in OECD countries 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Education Index - comparison of selected countries 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of youth not in education or employment 2024, by gender and region
  • Basic Statistic Pre-education enrolment rate worldwide 2024, by region

Primary education

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  • Basic Statistic Number of pupils in primary education worldwide 2000-2024
  • Basic Statistic Net enrollment rate in primary school worldwide 1970-2018
  • Basic Statistic Lower secondary education net enrollment rate globally 2023, by country development
  • Basic Statistic Primary school completion rate worldwide 1970-2024

Secondary education

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  • Basic Statistic Number of pupils in secondary education worldwide 2000-2024
  • Basic Statistic Net enrollment rate in secondary school worldwide 1998-2018
  • Basic Statistic Secondary school net enrollment rate globally 2023, by level and country development
  • Basic Statistic Lower secondary completion rate worldwide 1984-2024
  • Premium Statistic Sex ratio among secondary education enrollees worldwide 1970-2020

Higher education

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  • Premium Statistic Number of universities worldwide in 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic World university rankings by Times Higher Education 2025/2026
  • Basic Statistic Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2025
  • Basic Statistic World university rankings by reputation score, by Times Higher Education 2025
  • Premium Statistic Top host destination of international students worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic International student share of higher-ed population worldwide in 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Field of study of international students worldwide 2022, by country

Literacy rates

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  • Basic Statistic Global adult literacy rate 2015-2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Global youth literacy rate 2000-2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Global youth literacy rate as gender parity index 2000-2024
  • Basic Statistic Illiteracy rates by world region 2024

Impact of AI

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  • Premium Statistic AI impact on education delivery and assessment in India 2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. higher ed staff with select predictions about the impacts of AI by 2026
  • Premium Statistic Leading AI schoolwork use cases among higher education students worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Concerns around AI in educational institutes India 2024
  • Premium Statistic Level of comfort with AI use in education Australia 2025, by use case
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