USA
- This wave of research highlights both an increase in the average number of hours spent on AI training, at 8.2 hours, and a significant rise in active classroom usage. Over three-quarters of teachers report incorporating AI into their practice, with nearly half now using education specialist tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Google’s Gemini, which marks a clear shift away from more widely accessible but less secure open-market tools like ChatGPT. Overall, the findings suggest that more schools are prioritising specialist AI solutions, supported by structured training and designed to ensure data security and effective classroom integration.
Europe
AI adoption is continuing to gain momentum across education, although implementation remains uneven between markets. UK schools are generally further advanced in integrating AI into everyday classroom practice, while German schools operate within a more tightly regulated environment focused on data privacy and responsible use. Despite these differences, both markets have seen a gradual increase in AI adoption since the previous wave, indicating that schools are moving beyond experimentation towards more structured and purposeful use.
- Nearly 50% of German teachers reported they primarily use general purpose AI tools, reflecting the accessibility and familiarity of open-market platforms. On the other hand, UK teachers are increasingly adopting specialist education AI solutions, likely driven by school-led investments in training and governance, to promote structured AI integration.
Emerging Markets: Brazil and the Philippines
AI adoption is now widespread among Brazilian teachers, with nearly nine in ten educators using AI tools in some capacity. Both specialist education AI solutions and open market platforms are widely utilised, demonstrating a maturing AI ecosystem within schools.
- Despite this growth, personal devices remain the primary access point for most teachers, suggesting that AI adoption is being driven as much by individual initiative and the accessibility of tools like ChatGPT, as by formal school provided access.
Teachers in the Philippines have embraced AI at scale, with adoption exceeding 90% across respondents. Both specialist education AI tools (66%) and open market platforms (66%) are widely used with ChatGPT in particular standing out as the dominant platform, used by more than eight in ten teachers.
- However, the continued reliance on personal devices for AI access mirrors trends seen in Brazil, indicating that many educators are taking the initiative to integrate AI independently of school provided access, especially when AI governance and software licensing in schools has not been established.