Statistics in Education from AI

100 Shocking Statistics in Education

Access & Enrollment

1. 251 million: The number of children out of school globally.

2. 82 million: The number of girls out of school worldwide in 2021.

3. 70%: The percentage of out-of-school children who are in countries affected by fragility and conflict.

4. USD 20.36: The average increase in GDP for every $1 a government spends on education.

5. 50%: The portion of global economic growth attributed to education.

6. 70%: The portion of income gains among the world's poorest quintile attributed to education.

7. 40%: The portion of extreme poverty reduction since 1980 attributed to education.

8. USD 10 trillion: The estimated global annual social costs by 2030 of children leaving school early or with less than basic skills.

9. 175 million: The approximate number of children aged 3-5 not enrolled in preschool education.

10. 86.3%: The global literacy rate for adults.

11. 96% or higher: The literacy rate in most developed countries.

12. 20.2 million: The number of children out of school in Nigeria.

13. 10.5 million: The number of children out of school in Ethiopia.

14. 5.9 million: The number of children out of school in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

15. 1.8 million: The number of children out of school in Kenya.

Digital Access & Technology

16. 91%: The percentage of Black students in the US who have internet access.

17. 41%: The percentage of universities and colleges that have already implemented AI.

18. 18%: The percentage of colleges and universities that have fully deployed VR.

19. 65.7%: The percentage of the global population that are internet users as of 2023.

20. 97.3%: The percentage of the population online in Northern Europe.

21. 92%: The percentage of the population online in Northern America.

22. 79.5%: The percentage of the population online in Oceania.

23. Between 71% and 76%: The percentage of the population online in Asia.

24. Between 24% and 48%: The percentage of the population online in Central Africa.

25. 51.5%: The percentage of the population online in Southern Asia.

26. 1.05 billion: The number of internet users in China.

27. 692 million: The number of internet users in India.

28. 311.3 million: The number of internet users in the United States.

29. 1.13 billion: The number of websites globally.

30. 200 million: The number of active websites globally.

31. 99,000: The number of searches processed by Google every second.

32. 8.5 billion: The number of searches processed by Google every day.

33. Approximately 2 trillion: The number of searches processed by Google each year.

34. 117.8 billion: The number of monthly visits to Google.

35. 117.3 billion: The number of monthly visits to YouTube.

36. 18.7 billion: The number of monthly visits to Facebook.

37. 64.7%: Chrome's market share as the leading web browser.

38. 18.59%: Safari's market share as the second leading web browser.

39. 4.96%: Edge's market share as the third leading web browser.

40. 91.6%: Google's share of the search engine market.

41. 3.4%: Bing's share of the search engine market.

42. 1.7%: Yandex's share of the search engine market.

Educational Outcomes & Achievement

43. 27%: Improvement in learning outcomes in courses using learning analytics for personalized instruction compared to traditional approaches.

44. 23.2%: The percentage of students who are physically active for one hour or more each day.

45. Twice as likely: College students from low-income families with access to arts education are twice as likely to graduate than those without1 it.

46. Five times less likely: Students with access to art education are five times less likely to drop out.

Inequality & Demographics

47. 45%: The percentage of people aged 25 or more with a master's degree who are White.

48. 46%: White students represent 46% of the total enrollment at public schools in the US.

49. 90.3%: Percentage of Black students with a high school diploma in the US.

50. 28.1%: Percentage of Black students with a bachelor's degree.

Economic Impact

51. Every $1 a government spends on education increases GDP on average by $20.36.

52. Education accounts for 50% of global economic growth

53. Education accounts for 70% of income gains among the world's poorest quintile

54. Education accounts for 40% of extreme poverty reduction since 1980

Teacher Statistics

55. The average teacher salary in the U.S. is $68,416.

56. Approximately 8% of teachers leave the profession annually.

57. Teacher turnover costs U.S. schools around $2.2 billion each year.

58. About 44% of new teachers leave within their first five years.

59. The U.S. will need approximately 2 million new teachers in the next decade.

Higher Education

60. The global higher education market is valued at $13.7 billion.

61. 76% of college students work a part-time job.

62. 40% of college graduates over the age of 22 end up in jobs that don't require a college degree.

63. The average student loan debt in the United States is over $37,000.

64. It can take college graduates 10 to 30 years to pay off their student loans.

65. Over 44 million Americans have student loan debt.

66. Student loan debt in the U.S. totals over $1.75 trillion.

Impact of the Pandemic

67. Approximately 258 million children worldwide were out of school due to the pandemic.

68. At least 463 million students worldwide were unable to learn in 2020 due to lack of remote learning.

69. In Canada and France, around 5% of customers made online purchases for the first time as a result of COVID-19.

70. In Europe, across all retail categories, average items per order grew 60% from the pre-closure period

71. Ecommerce sales were up 39% in the first quarter of 2021

72. Data breaches in the healthcare industry increased by around 36.0% in the second half of 2020.

Online Learning & Technology in Education

73. 92% of professional marketing managers value video a big part of their marketing strategy in 2023.

74. 87% of video marketers see greater traffic to their website when they use video

75. 82% have seen an increase in dwell time (the amount of time a person stays on the website) when using video

76. 96% of marketers have said that video has increased conversion rates.

77. Ages 30-49 spend the most time watching online videos.

78. Around 60% of online video viewing occurs on mobile devices.

79. Global spending on education technology is projected to reach $404 billion by 2025.

80. Mobile learning is expected to reach $80 billion globally by 2027.

81. 98% of Gen Z use YouTube for learning.

82. 73% of teachers say that technology has improved their relationship with students

83. Virtual reality is expected to reach $12.6 billion in the education market by 2027.

Global Education

84. Every $1 a government spends on education increases GDP on average by $20.36.

85. 82 million more girls are in school in GPE partner countries since 2002.

86. By 2030, globally, the annual social costs of children who leave school early or with less than basic skills will equal US$10 trillion.2

87. 84% of active grants in 2023 (92 out of 110 grants) integrated gender equality as an objective, totaling financing of $1,015 million for grant components focusing on gender equality.3

88. 83.5% of girls finished primary school in 2021 in partner countries compared to 70% in 2013.

School Infrastructure

89. 43% of public schools in the US have inadequate plumbing.

90. 41% of schools lack the funds to update their technology.

91. Over half of public schools were built before 1970.

Student Behavior and Well-being

92. 47% of students report that they are chronically absent.

93. 78% of teachers report that student misbehavior has increased in recent years.

94. 80% of teachers believe that social media has a negative impact on students’ behavior

Funding

95. US public schools are funded 48% by the state, 44% by local entities, and 8% by the federal government.

96. The United States spends more than twice as much per student on education than the average OECD country.

97. 40% of schools say that their budgets are inadequate

Classroom Statistics

98. 92% of teachers spend their own money on school supplies

99. 7% of teachers believe that class sizes are smaller than they should be

100. Teachers spend an average of 3 hours per week providing social and emotional support to students

100 Shocking Statistics: AI in Education

AI Adoption & Investment

1. 73% of employers prioritize hiring talent with AI skills.

2. AI is projected to create 97 million new jobs.

3. AI is projected to eliminate 85 million jobs by 2025.

4. The AI in education market is projected to reach $6 billion by 2025.

5. The global AI market is currently worth $136.6 billion.

6. Global AI is growing at a CAGR of nearly 40%.

7. AI service revenue will increase by over 6x in five years.

8. 35% of businesses have adopted AI.

9. 70% of organizations plan to increase AI spending.

10. The global conversational AI market is projected to reach $13.9 billion.

11. 8 in 10 companies adopt AI-enhanced cyber threat intelligence.

12. AI-based digital health startups brought in 40% of Q1 2024's funding total.

13. In 2023, 39% of surveyed healthcare leaders planned to invest in AI to predict outcomes and support clinical decisions.

14. 56% of healthcare leaders are planning to invest in generative AI technology within the next three years.

AI in Learning Platforms & Tools

15. By 2025, AI is expected to enable fully personalized learning experiences.

16. Courses utilizing learning analytics for personalized instruction saw a 27% improvement in learning outcomes.

17. AI-driven tutoring systems provide students with real-time feedback and tailored guidance.

18. AI is transforming how assessments are conducted, allowing for more personalized and adaptive tests.

19. AI is making virtual classrooms more effective by providing tools for automatic note-taking, transcriptions, and personalized content recommendations.

20. AI is driving a shift toward continuous, lifelong learning.

21. AI marking tools have reduced the time teachers spend on manual grading by 70%.

22. AI-driven programs in adaptive learning systems have been shown to boost exam scores by 62%.

23. AI grade prediction educational technology has successfully identified and assisted over 34,700 students at risk of failing.

24. 75% of educators believe AI will allow them to spend more time engaging with students by automating administrative tasks.

25. AI could potentially increase graduation rates by 43%.

26. AI systems can detect anomalies in industrial processes with 90% accuracy.

27. AI can improve demand prediction accuracy by about 20-30%.

28. Improved demand prediction accuracy by about 8%.

29. Reduced excess inventory levels by 10%.

30. Reduce latency in data processing to under 30 seconds.

31. Accelerate issue identification and resolution to just 30 minutes.

32. Fuel savings exceeding 15% annually.

33. Most warehouses experience between 1% and 3% of an error rate.

34. AI can help companies boost their labor productivity by 5% to 20%.

35. AI can help reduce downtime by as much as 15%.

36. The solution uses AI in routing to optimize thousands of routes in minutes and produces estimated time of arrivals (ETAs) that drivers meet with 98% accuracy.

Student & Teacher Perspectives

37. A survey revealed that 55% of respondents believe AI has improved educational outcomes.

38. Both students (47%) and teachers (48%) believe AI technologies have enhanced the learning experience.

39. 60% of Americans are not comfortable with their provider relying on AI-powered technologies.

40. Around 60% of Americans believe AI will not lead to better health results.

41. 72% of business leaders feel positive about AI's role in the future.

AI for Content Creation & Assistance

42. 85.1% of AI users use the technology for article writing and content creation.

43. 81.6% of digital marketers think content writers' jobs are at risk because of AI.

44. More than half of marketers (56%) claim gen AI content outperforms human content.

45. 75.7% of digital marketers now use AI tools for work.

46. 49.5% of marketers use AI tools multiple times per week or more.

47. 67.7% of marketers say that lack of knowledge and time are the two biggest reasons against using AI tools.

48. 69% of digital marketers actively use ChatGPT.

49. Marketers use AI for ideas and inspiration (45%), to create outlines (31%), to draft content (18%), and to write content (6%).

50. The most common reasons for not using AI tools are: They don't understand how to use them (37%), Are concerned about the originality of AI content (31%), Are not sure about the quality of AI content (30%), Are worried about the legal implications of using AI content (25%), Don't have the budget for AI tools (24%). 51. 58% of small businesses that use AI have monthly content production budgets <$1,000.

51. Employees' common AI concerns relate to: Having their salary reduced (72%), Not getting promoted if they don't have AI skills (67%), Falling behind at work if they don't use an AI platform (66%).

Demographics & Usage

53. 66% of the 135K people in the US who use “AI” in their social bios are male.

54. Women's first-time AI publications surged by 93% in the last decade.

55. Only 23% of the 133,082 people at the forefront of AI innovation are women.

56. Ages 10-19 are 25% of TikTok users.

57. Ages 20-29 are 22.4% of TikTok users.

58. Ages 30-39 is 21.7% of TikTok users.

59. Ages 40-49 is 20.3% of TikTok users.

60. Ages 50+ are 11% of TikTok users.

General AI Adoption & Impact

61. 77% of devices in use feature some form of AI.

62. 50% of consumers are now optimistic about AI.

63. 33% of consumers think they are using AI platforms (actual usage is 77%).

64. 80% of retail executives plan to adopt AI automation by 2025.

65. In 2022, large companies were twice as likely as small ones to use AI.

66. 26% of B2B marketers using chatbots saw a 10-20% increase in lead generation volumes.

67. 43% of American marketers found that chatbots helped educate prospects.

68. 59% of marketers believe AI will revolutionize the marketing industry.

69. 70% of consumers expect a chatbot response within 5 minutes.

70. 74% of consumers demand instant answers to their questions.

71. 62% of consumers feel that the brands that they're most loyal to have not done enough to reward them.

72. If you resolve a complaint in your customer's favor, he or she will do business with you again 70% of the time.

73. 75% of shoppers belong to up to 10 loyalty programs.

74. 53% of consumers are willing to share their current location to receive more relevant advertising.

75. 57% of consumers are more likely to engage with location-based advertising.

76. 70% of online transactions occur on a mobile device.

77. 43% of consumers will visit a competitor's site next after a negative mobile shopping experience.

78. More than 80% of U.S. shoppers want the ability to check for nearby product availability.

79. 94% of smartphone users look for local information on their device.

80. 90% take action after the search.

81. 36% of consumers spend 30+ minutes comparison shopping before making a decision on purchasing a commodity product.

82. 65% spend 16+ minutes comparison shopping.

83. 73% of consumers prefer to do business with brands that personalize shopping experiences.

84. 64% of retail shoppers think delivery speed is important when purchasing online.

85. 44% of shoppers are more likely to purchase online if they can pick up in the store.

86. 62% of shoppers are more likely to purchase online if they can return the item in the store.

87. 83% of shoppers would shop online more, knowing they could have free shipping.

88. The global e-commerce market is expected to explode, reaching over $8 trillion by 2027.

89. The average cart abandonment rate across all industries is 69.89%.

90. Amazon is leading the pack in the e-commerce world, getting more than 13% of all desktop traffic, four times more than eBay.

91. 42% of American customers are planning to spend more in 2025.

92. In the United States, the number of users shopping online is predicted to reach 333.5 million and therefore reach a new peak in 2029.

93. B2B e-commerce could reach a whopping $36 trillion by 2026.

94. B2C e-commerce can climb to about $5.5 trillion by 2027.

95. Retail e-commerce sales worldwide are estimated to reach $6.86 trillion in 2025, an 8.3% year-over-year increase.

96. There are currently more than 27 million e-commerce websites worldwide.

97. WooCommerce owns over 50% of the market share of e-commerce platforms.

98. Shopify serves more than 700 million buyers around the world.

99. The global fashion e-commerce market is expected to reach over $1 trillion in value by 2025.

100. Artificial intelligence is expected to add $150–$275 billion to fashion industry profits by optimising personalisation, improving supply chains, and enhancing customer experience.