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A diverging-lines chart shows the gap between projected teaching posts needed and teachers actually in the system, widening toward 44 million by 2030.
🎓 Education Report

A Year After the Santiago Consensus, Teacher Shortages Are Still Widening, OECD and UNESCO Data Show

OECD and UNESCO data show teacher attrition, unfilled posts and underqualified staffing rising across very different school systems a year …

EduFabTech · 3d ago · 5 min read
A donut chart shows 64% of 163 countries (105 of them) saw youth unemployment rise between 2023 and 2025, alongside the global 12.4% jobless rate, 67 million unemployed youth, and a 20% NEET rate.
🎓 Education Report

ILO's 2026 Youth Employment Report Finds Unemployment Rising in Most of the World's Subregions

The ILO's Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026 report found the global youth unemployment rate rising to 12.4% in 2025, with joblessness…

EduFabTech · 6d ago · 4 min read
Bar trio shows student (88%), faculty (77%) and OECD teacher (37%) AI use in 2026, with confidence in instructor readiness far lower at 29%.
🎓 Education Report

Two 2026 Surveys Show AI Use in Higher Education Nearly Doubling, With Guidance Lagging Behind

Two 2026 datasets — an OECD teacher survey and a 35-country higher-education poll — show AI use surging past the training, assessment redes…

EduFabTech · 17 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
A descending three-bar chart (2015→2022→2025) beside the headline shows OECD reading and maths scores hitting their lowest recorded levels, with the 28-point reading drop, 22-point maths drop, and "1 in 5 low performers" stats called out.
🎓 Education Report

PISA 2025: Reading and Maths Scores Fall to Record Lows Across the OECD

The OECD's PISA 2025 assessment of 760,000 15-year-olds in 91 countries found reading and mathematics scores at record lows, with one in fi…

EduFabTech · 14 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
More Than 25 Countries Sign UNESCO's AI-in-Education Statement, But Guidance Still Lags Behind Classroom Use
🎓 Education Breaking Report

More Than 25 Countries Sign UNESCO's AI-in-Education Statement, But Guidance Still Lags Behind Classroom Use

At UNESCO's Digital Learning Week 2026 in Paris, more than 25 education ministers signed a non-binding statement on AI in schools. UNESCO's…

EduFabTech · 13 Sep 2026 · 4 min read