We are Education International. We are over 33 million teachers and education workers across 180 countries and territories. We educate the world. In our classrooms, in our schools and universities, in our communities, we stand together for public education, for our profession, for people and planet.
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On this International Workers’ Day, Education International Africa (EI Africa) stands in solidarity with education workers across the continent and around the world. Teachers and education support personnel are the backbone of public education systems. Their work sustains societies and shapes future generations. Yet too many education workers in Africa...
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Education International Africa (EI Africa) has learned with deep concern about the harassment, arrest, and ill treatment of leaders of the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) and other members of the Public Sector Unions of Swaziland (PSUS).
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Education International Africa (EI Africa) joins the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) and education movements worldwide to mark Global Action Week for Education 2026 (GAWE 2026).
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This International Women’s Day and every day, Education International reaffirms our unwavering commitment to the fundamental rights of women and girls in all their diversity.
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Less than one fifth of the sustainable development goal targets set a decade ago are presently on track for achievement in 2030 and a major cause of this is the continued chronic underfunding of public services around the world. Three quarters of lower income countries spend more on debt servicing...
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Education International is deeply concerned about the escalating military aggression between Israel and Iran, and the continued bombing and starvation in Gaza.
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This week leaders of eight Global Union Federations (GUFs) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) travelled to Ramallah to convey their solidarity to unions in the West Bank and Gaza. These organisations represent almost every sector of the global economy and have members in more than 150 countries representing...
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On International Human Rights Day, Education International reaffirms our collective commitment to defending human rights around the world. We must remain firm and united around the principles of peace, justice, equality, democracy, and dignity for all. It is our shared responsibility to stand resolutely against all human rights violations and ...
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October 11, the International Day of the Girl Child, is a day of mobilisation and action to advance the rights of girls around the world. Amid worrying developments that have undone decades of progress on girls’ rights, Education International joins allies from around the world in calling for governments and...
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We stand together, united in grief and hope, as we bear witness to the devastating floods of Storm Daniel that have already claimed 11,000 lives and over 10,000 missing in Libya, and destroyed the livelihoods of thousands of others.
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The Education International (EI) Executive Board has reaffirmed EI’s unwavering solidarity and support for the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), its leadership and members.
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This October 11th, Education International (EI) and its affiliates are proud to join in the global celebration marking the 10th International Day of the Girl Child. Our Time is Now - Our Rights, Our Future is the 2022 United Nations theme for the day, making clear that “girls are ready...
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Education International (EI) welcomes the decision from the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to stop investing in the for-profit chain of schools, Bridge International Academies. The IFC had invested more than US$ 10 million in Bridge International Academies operations in Africa and supported the company's...
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This year’s commemorations of the International Day of the Girl (October 11th) will highlight the ‘digital realities and the solutions [girls] need to excel on their diverse pathways as technologists for freedom of expression, joy, and boundless potential ’.
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Education International, the global federation representing 32.5 million teachers and education support personnel in 178 countries, including Eswatini, is seriously concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, which has resulted in hundreds of deaths, abductions, and disappearances.
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Education has not been prioritised as a solution to the climate crisis. It is now time to realise the great potential of education.
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On May Day, Education International recognizes and stands with the trade unionists fighting for democracy around the world.
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