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Education International

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Through our 375 member organisations, we represent more than 33 million teachers and education support personnel in 180 countries and territories.

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Informed and empowered by teachers and education support personnel everywhere, we develop tools and strategies that enable us to work across all sectors of education and all regions of the world to effect change and create a better future for our students. Click here to see how we work and find out more about our priorities below.

  1. Quality education for all

  2. The profession

  3. Rights and democracy

  4. Building union power

Latest Updates

  2. News 22 September 2026

    DR Congo: Ebola is undermining education and increasing the vulnerability of school communities

    As the Ebola outbreak continues to spread across several provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), its impact on education is an ever-growing cause for concern. School closures, falling attendance rates, disruption to learning and fears of infection are taking a heavy toll on pupils, teaching staff, and the...

    DR Congo: Ebola is undermining education and increasing the vulnerability of school communities
  3. News 18 September 2026

    Education International mourns the passing of Piliswa Maqokolo

    Education International is profoundly saddened and shaken by the sudden passing of Piliswa Maqokolo, a delegate from the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) and participant in the 5th Education International World Women’s Conference.

    Education International mourns the passing of Piliswa Maqokolo
  4. News 17 September 2026

    EI World Women’s Conference: No gender justice without peace, democracy, and climate justice

    On the final day of the 5th EI World Women’s Conference, delegates discussed global challenges and their impact on women in education. Recognising that peace, democracy, and climate justice are preconditions for gender justice, women education unionists committed to join forces to advance a justice-focused agenda around the globe.

    EI World Women’s Conference: No gender justice without peace, democracy, and climate justice
  5. Statements 17 September 2026

    The Bahia Declaration: Rising United for Gender Justice

    We, women educators and trade unionists from every region of the world, gathered in Bahia, Brazil, for the 5th World Women's Conference of Education International, are united in our struggle for human and trade union rights. We recognise that there is no gender justice without peace, democracy and sustainable development....

    The Bahia Declaration: Rising United for Gender Justice
  6. News 16 September 2026

    5th World Women’s Conference: Gender justice at the heart of the fight for educators’ rights

    The education workforce is dominated by women in many parts of the world. In light of this fact, participants at the 5th Education International World Women’s Conference explored the complex gender dimension of the professional issues educators face, sharing insights and charting the way forward for women in education.

    5th World Women’s Conference: Gender justice at the heart of the fight for educators’ rights

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