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Education International

We are the voice of teachers and education workers around the world.

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

  1. News 28 April 2026

    Education International remembers Petra Gwyn-Jones

    Former Education International Executive Officer Petra Gwyn-Jones passed away on April 19th in Perk, Belgium. The EI team mourns a dear colleague and celebrates her legacy and contribution to the global education union movement.

    Education International remembers Petra Gwyn-Jones
  2. Worlds of Education 28 April 2026

    Education under siege: Oppression, war, and the dream of freedom

    Esmail Abdi

    A safe classroom, enough chairs for students to sit on, safe drinking water. A living wage, free and fair education for all. Not a lot to ask. But these are exactly the things Iranian teachers and students are denied. I am Esmail Abdi—a teacher, a father, and a former political...

    Education under siege: Oppression, war, and the dream of freedom
  3. News 28 April 2026

    GPE, UNICEF, and Education International launch global toolkit for educators to lead climate-resilient education

    The Global Partnership for Education (GPE), UNICEF, and Education International have launched Educators at the Heart of Greening Education: A Climate Resilience Toolkit for Policymakers , a new resource to help countries build climate-resilient education systems by putting educators at the center of policy, planning, and implementation.

    GPE, UNICEF, and Education International launch global toolkit for educators to lead climate-resilient education
  4. News 27 April 2026

    Cuba: Education International calls for an end to the fuel blockade and U.S. military threats against the island

    In light of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Cuba, and the threat of further U.S. military and economic aggression in the hemisphere, Education International called for an end to the fuel blockade, and a commitment from the United States to "resolving differences through dialogue and diplomacy."

    Cuba: Education International calls for an end to the fuel blockade and U.S. military threats against the island
  5. News 27 April 2026

    Education International demands an immediate and sustainable ceasefire to protect education in the Middle East

    In the face of a war across the Middle East which continues to destroy lives, communities, and education systems. Education International (EI) calls for an immediate and sustained ceasefire, full de‑escalation of hostilities, and the protection of students, teachers, and education workers across the region.

    Education International demands an immediate and sustainable ceasefire to protect education in the Middle East
  6. Worlds of Education 24 April 2026

    Reversing the austerity of joy in education

    Ed Harlow

    I am not someone who always wanted to be a teacher. I had no idea what I wanted to do when I finished my A-levels but generally felt that I’d be OK as long as I didn’t end up back in a school. But in my mid-20s, having worked in,...

    Reversing the austerity of joy in education

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