Our World in Data - Global Education Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z In the 1980s, youth literacy was higher in Sub-Saharan Africa than in South Asia; it’s now the opposite https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-the-1980s-youth-literacy-was-higher-in-sub-saharan-africa-than-in-south-asia-its-now-the-opposite 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> A century of progress in access to primary education https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/a-century-of-progress-in-access-to-primary-education 2025-10-31T04:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> People across developing regions are spending far more time in school than 20 years ago https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/people-across-developing-regions-are-spending-far-more-time-in-school-than-20-years-ago 2024-12-11T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Since 2010, progress in primary school enrollment in Sub-Saharan Africa has stalled https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/since-2010-progress-in-primary-school-enrollment-in-sub-saharan-africa-has-stalled 2024-12-10T04:00:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> Nearly half of teenagers globally cannot read with comprehension https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/nearly-half-of-teenagers-globally-cannot-read-with-comprehension 2024-12-04T04:00:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> The global number of children not attending school has declined by nearly 40% since 2000 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-global-number-of-children-not-attending-school-has-declined-by-nearly-40-since-2000 2024-07-30T05:00:00.000Z Veronika SamborskaHannah Ritchie
]]> Two centuries ago, only 1 in 10 adults could read. Today, it’s almost 9 in 10 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/two-centuries-ago-only-1-in-10-adults-could-read-today-its-almost-9-in-10 2024-07-29T05:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> Primary education in Morocco: from less than half to nearly universal attendance https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/primary-education-in-morocco-from-less-than-half-to-nearly-universal-attendance 2024-04-26T06:57:16.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> Global Education https://ourworldindata.org/global-education 2023-10-24T08:59:00.000Z Hannah RitchieVeronika SamborskaEsteban Ortiz-OspinaMax Roser
]]> Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/quality-education 2023-07-18T14:12:00.000Z Our World in Data team
]]> Millions of children learn only very little. How can the world provide a better education to the next generation? https://ourworldindata.org/better-learning 2022-06-01T10:00:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Access to basic education: almost 60 million children of primary school age are not in school https://ourworldindata.org/children-not-in-school 2021-11-02T11:00:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. We are all losing out because of this https://ourworldindata.org/talent-is-everywhere-opportunity-is-not 2019-09-19T09:53:53.000Z Max Roser
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