Research indicates over 10,600 students and staff have been killed, injured, or abducted across 83 countries in 2024 and 2025, marking a significant rise in global school-related violence.

<p>Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA says</p><p>Attacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted, arrested or otherwise harmed in 2024 and 2025, according to new research.</p><p>Attacks were reported in 83 countries, with the highest incidences recorded in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti,...