# AI in Education Statistics 2026: Students, Teachers, Cheating and School Policy

Updated 2026-11-08. Checked by StatisticsGlobal editorial team. Pew Research Center, RAND, Gallup, College Board and HEPI surveys plus Eurostat official data, 6 primary publishers, US, UK and EU data 2023 to 2025.
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54% of US teens had used AI chatbots for help with schoolwork in late 2025, according to Pew Research Center. RAND found 62% of US students from middle school to college used AI for homework in December 2025, up from 48% in May. In the UK, 95% of full-time undergraduates use AI, according to HEPI. 60% of US public school teachers used AI for their work in 2024-25. Across the EU, 54.6% of students used generative AI for formal education in 2025, according to Eurostat.

## Key statistics

- US teens who have used AI chatbots to get help with schoolwork made up 54% in 2025, according to Pew Research Center.
- US students from middle school to college who use AI for homework help made up 62% in December 2025, according to the RAND Corporation.
- UK full-time undergraduates using AI in at least one way made up 95% in December 2025, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute.
- US public K-12 teachers who used an AI tool for their work made up 60% in the 2024-25 school year, according to Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation.
- EU students who used generative AI tools for formal education made up 54.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.

## Student AI use statistics

Three US surveys tracked student AI use through 2025. Pew asked teens aged 13 to 17. RAND asked students from middle school to college. College Board asked high school students.

Teen ChatGPT use for schoolwork doubled in a year. Pew found 13% of US teens had used ChatGPT for schoolwork in 2023 and 26% in 2024. By autumn 2025, 54% of teens had used some AI chatbot for schoolwork help. That last question covers all chatbots, not only ChatGPT, so it is not a like-for-like comparison.

RAND shows how fast this moved within a single year. The share of students using AI for homework rose from 48% in May 2025 to 62% in December 2025. Younger students drove the rise. Middle school use jumped 16 points, while college use was already above 70% and barely moved.

Heavy use is still a minority habit. Only 10% of teens do all or most of their schoolwork with chatbots, and 45% have not used them for schoolwork at all. College Board reports a higher figure, 84% of high schoolers using generative AI for schoolwork by May 2025. It uses a different question and does not publish its sample size, so it is not directly comparable with Pew or RAND. ChatGPT is the most used tool in both the RAND and College Board data.

- US teens who have used AI chatbots to get help with schoolwork made up 54% in 2025, according to Pew Research Center. Source: Pew Research Center, How Teens Use and View AI (24 February 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/02/24/how-teens-use-and-view-ai/
- US teens who do all or most of their schoolwork with help from AI chatbots made up 10% in 2025, according to Pew Research Center. Source: Pew Research Center, How Teens Use and View AI (24 February 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/02/24/how-teens-use-and-view-ai/
- US teens who have not used AI chatbots for schoolwork made up 45% in 2025, according to Pew Research Center. Source: Pew Research Center, How Teens Use and View AI (24 February 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/02/24/how-teens-use-and-view-ai/
- US teens who have used ChatGPT for schoolwork made up 26% in 2024, according to Pew Research Center. Source: Pew Research Center, About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork, double the share in 2023 (15 January 2025) https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/15/about-a-quarter-of-us-teens-have-used-chatgpt-for-schoolwork-double-the-share-in-2023/
- US teens who had used ChatGPT for schoolwork made up 13% in 2023, according to Pew Research Center. Source: Pew Research Center, About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork, double the share in 2023 (15 January 2025) https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/15/about-a-quarter-of-us-teens-have-used-chatgpt-for-schoolwork-double-the-share-in-2023/
- The share of US teens using ChatGPT for schoolwork rose 100% (13 points) between 2023 and 2024, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Pew Research Center data. Source: Pew Research Center, About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork, double the share in 2023 (15 January 2025) https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/15/about-a-quarter-of-us-teens-have-used-chatgpt-for-schoolwork-double-the-share-in-2023/
- US students from middle school to college who use AI for homework help made up 62% in December 2025, according to the RAND Corporation. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4742-1.html
- The share of US students using AI for homework rose 14 points in seven months of 2025, from 48% to 62%, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from RAND data. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4742-1.html
- US middle school students who use AI for homework help made up 46% in December 2025, up from 30% in May 2025, according to the RAND Corporation. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (report PDF) (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA4700/RRA4742-1/RAND_RRA4742-1.pdf
- US middle schoolers had the largest rise in AI homework use of any school level in 2025, up 16 points, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from RAND data. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (report PDF) (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA4700/RRA4742-1/RAND_RRA4742-1.pdf
- US high school students who use AI for homework help made up 63% in December 2025, according to the RAND Corporation. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (report PDF) (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA4700/RRA4742-1/RAND_RRA4742-1.pdf
- US high school students using generative AI for schoolwork made up 84% in May 2025, up from 79% in January 2025, according to College Board. Source: College Board, New Research: Majority of High School Students Use Generative AI for Schoolwork (6 October 2025) https://newsroom.collegeboard.org/new-research-majority-high-school-students-use-generative-ai-schoolwork
- US high school students using ChatGPT for assignments and homework made up 69% in May 2025, according to College Board. Source: College Board, New Research: Majority of High School Students Use Generative AI for Schoolwork (6 October 2025) https://newsroom.collegeboard.org/new-research-majority-high-school-students-use-generative-ai-schoolwork
- US students from middle school to college using ChatGPT in class or for homework made up 53% in December 2025, according to the RAND Corporation. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4742-1.html

Table: US students who use AI for homework, by school level, May and December 2025

| School level | May 2025 | December 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle school | 30% | 46% | +16 points |
| High school | 49% | 63% | +14 points |
| College | 71% | 72% | +1 point |
| All students | 48% | 62% | +14 points |

Source: RAND, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking, Figure 1, March 2026. May 2025 n = 2,039, December 2025 n = 1,214. Changes calculated by StatisticsGlobal. College figures should be read with caution because RAND changed how it sampled college students.

## AI cheating statistics

No survey measures cheating directly. They ask students what they see around them, what they think is acceptable, and what they actually hand in.

Most US teens think AI cheating is normal at their school. 59% say students cheat with chatbots at least somewhat often. Among teens who use chatbots for schoolwork themselves, 76% say classmates cheat with AI at least sometimes.

Students draw a clear line between help and doing the work. In 2024, 54% of teens said ChatGPT was fine for research, but only 18% said it was fine for essays. RAND found the same pattern in December 2025. 78% of students who use AI to explain assignments do not see that as cheating.

The UK has the only trend on what students actually submit. The share of undergraduates pasting AI-generated text straight into assessed work went from 3% to 8% to 12% across three HEPI surveys. That is four times the first reading, and it is still rising, though more slowly than before.

- US teens who say students at their school cheat with AI chatbots at least somewhat often made up 59% in 2025, according to Pew Research Center. Source: Pew Research Center, How Teens Use and View AI (24 February 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/02/24/how-teens-use-and-view-ai/
- Among US teens who use chatbots for schoolwork, 76% said classmates cheat with AI at least sometimes in 2025, according to Pew Research Center. Source: Pew Research Center, How Teens Use and View AI (24 February 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/02/24/how-teens-use-and-view-ai/
- US teens who say it is acceptable to use ChatGPT to research new topics made up 54% in 2024, according to Pew Research Center. Source: Pew Research Center, About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork, double the share in 2023 (15 January 2025) https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/15/about-a-quarter-of-us-teens-have-used-chatgpt-for-schoolwork-double-the-share-in-2023/
- US teens who say it is acceptable to use ChatGPT to write essays made up 18% in 2024, according to Pew Research Center. Source: Pew Research Center, About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork, double the share in 2023 (15 January 2025) https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/15/about-a-quarter-of-us-teens-have-used-chatgpt-for-schoolwork-double-the-share-in-2023/
- US teens were 2.3 times as likely to call ChatGPT essay writing unacceptable as acceptable in 2024, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Pew Research Center data. Source: Pew Research Center, About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork, double the share in 2023 (15 January 2025) https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/15/about-a-quarter-of-us-teens-have-used-chatgpt-for-schoolwork-double-the-share-in-2023/
- Among US students who use AI to explain assignments, 78% said this was not cheating in December 2025, according to the RAND Corporation. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (report PDF) (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA4700/RRA4742-1/RAND_RRA4742-1.pdf
- UK undergraduates who put AI-generated text directly into assessed work made up 12% in December 2025, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199) (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/student-generative-ai-survey-2026/
- The share of UK undergraduates pasting AI text into assessed work was four times higher in December 2025 than two surveys earlier, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from HEPI data. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199) (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/student-generative-ai-survey-2026/

Table: What US teens think is acceptable use of ChatGPT for school, 2024

| Task | Acceptable | Not acceptable |
|---|---|---|
| Research new topics | 54% | 9% |
| Solve math problems | 29% | 28% |
| Write essays | 18% | 42% |

Source: Pew Research Center survey of 1,391 US teens, 18 September to 10 October 2024. The rest said "neither" or were unsure (15% to 21% unsure, by task).

## AI in higher education statistics

HEPI has surveyed full-time UK undergraduates on AI every year since 2024. The 2026 survey was run by Savanta in December 2025 and covered 1,054 students.

AI use among UK undergraduates is close to its ceiling. 95% now use it in some way, up 29 points from the first survey. 94% use it to help with assessed work. Growth has slowed, as there are few non-users left.

The type of use is shifting. Fewer students now generate text with tools like ChatGPT, 56% against 64% a year earlier. HEPI suggests students may be moving to more task-specific tools rather than using AI less.

Universities lag behind their students. Only 36% of students feel encouraged to use AI and 38% are given AI tools. 68% think AI skills are essential, but only 48% say staff help them build those skills. In the US, RAND found 57% of college students say AI homework rules depend on the individual teacher. For wider adoption figures, see our [generative AI statistics](https://statisticsglobal.org/generative-ai-statistics/).

- UK full-time undergraduates using AI in at least one way made up 95% in December 2025, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199) (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/student-generative-ai-survey-2026/
- UK undergraduates using generative AI to help with assessed work made up 94% in December 2025, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199) (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/student-generative-ai-survey-2026/
- UK undergraduate AI use rose 29 points across HEPI's 2024 to 2026 surveys, reaching 95% in December 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from HEPI data. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199), full report PDF (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/HEPI-Report-199-Gen-AI-Survey-2026.pdf
- UK undergraduates using AI to generate text made up 56% in December 2025, down from 64% a year earlier, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199), full report PDF (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/HEPI-Report-199-Gen-AI-Survey-2026.pdf
- UK undergraduates who say assessment has changed significantly because of AI made up 65% in December 2025, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199) (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/student-generative-ai-survey-2026/
- UK undergraduates who say AI has improved their student experience made up 49% in December 2025, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199) (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/student-generative-ai-survey-2026/
- UK undergraduates who feel encouraged by their university to use AI made up 36% in December 2025, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199) (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/student-generative-ai-survey-2026/
- UK undergraduates who say their university provides them with AI tools made up 38% in December 2025, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199) (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/student-generative-ai-survey-2026/
- UK undergraduates rating AI skills essential outnumbered those getting staff help with them by 20 points in December 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from HEPI data. Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199) (March 2026) https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/student-generative-ai-survey-2026/
- US college students who use AI for homework help made up 72% in December 2025, according to the RAND Corporation. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (report PDF) (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA4700/RRA4742-1/RAND_RRA4742-1.pdf
- US college students who say AI homework rules depend on the teacher made up 57% in December 2025, according to the RAND Corporation. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (report PDF) (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA4700/RRA4742-1/RAND_RRA4742-1.pdf

Table: UK undergraduate AI use across three HEPI surveys

| Measure | 2024 survey | 2025 survey | 2026 survey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use AI in at least one way | 66% | 92% | 95% |
| Use AI to help with assessments | Just over half | 89% | 94% |
| Use AI to generate text | n/a | 64% | 56% |
| Put AI-generated text directly into assessed work | 3% | 8% | 12% |
| Feel encouraged by their institution to use AI | n/a | 28% | 36% |

Source: HEPI Student Generative AI Survey 2026 (HEPI Report 199), March 2026, sponsored by Kortext. n/a means the figure is not given in the 2026 report.

## Teacher AI use statistics

Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation surveyed 2,232 US public school teachers in spring 2025. RAND's earlier survey covered the 2023-24 school year.

Six in ten US teachers used AI for their work in 2024-25, and about a third used it every week. Planning is the main use. 37% use AI at least monthly to prepare lessons.

Weekly users report the biggest payoff. They estimate AI saves them 5.9 hours a week. Over Gallup's 37.4-week school year that is about 221 hours, which Gallup describes as six weeks. These are teachers' own estimates, not measured time.

The two teacher surveys are not directly comparable. RAND found 25% of teachers used AI for planning or teaching in 2023-24. Gallup asked about any work task a year later and found 60%. Both the year and the wider question push Gallup's figure up. RAND also found AI use was lower in higher-poverty schools.

- US public K-12 teachers who used an AI tool for their work made up 60% in the 2024-25 school year, according to Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. Source: Gallup, Three in 10 Teachers Use AI Weekly, Saving Six Weeks a Year (24 June 2025) https://news.gallup.com/poll/691967/three-teachers-weekly-saving-six-weeks-year.aspx
- US public K-12 teachers using AI tools at least weekly made up 32% in the 2024-25 school year, according to Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. Source: Gallup, Three in 10 Teachers Use AI Weekly, Saving Six Weeks a Year (24 June 2025) https://news.gallup.com/poll/691967/three-teachers-weekly-saving-six-weeks-year.aspx
- US teachers using AI at least monthly to prepare to teach made up 37% in the 2024-25 school year, according to Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. Source: Gallup, Three in 10 Teachers Use AI Weekly, Saving Six Weeks a Year (24 June 2025) https://news.gallup.com/poll/691967/three-teachers-weekly-saving-six-weeks-year.aspx
- US teachers who use AI weekly estimated they save 5.9 hours a week in the 2024-25 school year, according to Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. Source: Gallup, Three in 10 Teachers Use AI Weekly, Saving Six Weeks a Year (24 June 2025) https://news.gallup.com/poll/691967/three-teachers-weekly-saving-six-weeks-year.aspx
- Weekly AI users among US teachers estimated saving about 221 hours over the 2024-25 school year, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Gallup and Walton Family Foundation data. Source: Gallup, Three in 10 Teachers Use AI Weekly, Saving Six Weeks a Year (24 June 2025) https://news.gallup.com/poll/691967/three-teachers-weekly-saving-six-weeks-year.aspx
- US K-12 teachers who used AI tools for instructional planning or teaching made up 25% in the 2023-24 school year, according to the RAND Corporation. Source: RAND Corporation, Uneven Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Tools Among U.S. Teachers and Principals in the 2023-2024 School Year (11 February 2025) https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA134-25.html

Table: How US public K-12 teachers use AI, 2024-25 school year

| Measure | Share of teachers |
|---|---|
| Used an AI tool for their work | 60% |
| Use AI at least weekly | 32% |
| Use AI less often (monthly or less) | 28% |
| Use AI at least monthly to prepare to teach | 37% |
| Use AI at least monthly to make worksheets or activities | 33% |
| Use AI at least monthly to modify materials for student needs | 28% |

Source: Gallup and Walton Family Foundation, Teaching for Tomorrow, published 24 June 2025. Web survey of 2,232 US public K-12 teachers, 18 March to 11 April 2025.

## School AI policy statistics

Policy is the slowest-moving part of AI in schools. RAND asked principals about guidance in 2023-24. College Board asked high school principals about access and rules in 2024-25.

Guidance has trailed use from the start. In 2023-24 only 18% of US principals said their school or district gave any AI guidance. Principals in the poorest schools were about half as likely to report guidance as those in the richest, 13% against 25%.

By 2025 more schools had a position, but there is no common one. College Board found roughly 2 in 5 schools or districts ban student use, about 13% encourage it in all classes, and the rest leave it to teachers or have no policy. 45% of high school principals restrict access to AI tools on the school network.

Students are growing more wary. In December 2025, 67% agreed that more AI use for schoolwork will harm critical thinking, up 13 points since February. Female students agreed more often than male students, 75% against 59%. RAND recommends schools tell students clearly when AI is allowed.

- US principals who said their school or district gave guidance on AI use made up 18% in the 2023-24 school year, according to the RAND Corporation. Source: RAND Corporation, Uneven Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Tools Among U.S. Teachers and Principals in the 2023-2024 School Year (11 February 2025) https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA134-25.html
- US principals in the highest-poverty schools were 0.52 times as likely to report AI guidance as those in the lowest-poverty schools in 2023-24, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from RAND data. Source: RAND Corporation, Uneven Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Tools Among U.S. Teachers and Principals in the 2023-2024 School Year (11 February 2025) https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA134-25.html
- US high school principals reporting at least some restrictions on access to generative AI tools made up 45% in 2025, according to College Board. Source: College Board, New Research: Majority of High School Students Use Generative AI for Schoolwork (6 October 2025) https://newsroom.collegeboard.org/new-research-majority-high-school-students-use-generative-ai-schoolwork
- US schools or districts that encourage generative AI use in all classes made up about 13% in 2025, according to College Board. Source: College Board, New Research: Majority of High School Students Use Generative AI for Schoolwork (6 October 2025) https://newsroom.collegeboard.org/new-research-majority-high-school-students-use-generative-ai-schoolwork
- US students who agree that more AI use for schoolwork will harm critical thinking made up 67% in December 2025, according to the RAND Corporation. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4742-1.html
- Agreement that AI use harms critical thinking rose 13 points among US students in 2025, from 54% to 67%, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from RAND data. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (report PDF) (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA4700/RRA4742-1/RAND_RRA4742-1.pdf
- Female US students were 16 points more likely than male students to say AI harms critical thinking in December 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from RAND data. Source: RAND Corporation, More Students Use AI for Homework, and More Believe It Harms Critical Thinking (report PDF) (17 March 2026) https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA4700/RRA4742-1/RAND_RRA4742-1.pdf

Table: How US schools and districts handle student use of generative AI, 2025

| Approach | Share of schools or districts |
|---|---|
| Do not allow students to use generative AI | Roughly 2 in 5 |
| Allow use but have no policy | Approximately 1 in 5 |
| Leave the policy to individual teachers | 16% |
| Encourage use in all classes | About 13% |
| Leave the policy to departments or grade levels | 12% |

Source: College Board, New Research: Majority of High School Students Use Generative AI for Schoolwork, 6 October 2025. Surveys run June 2024 to June 2025. Sample sizes not published on the page.

## AI in education by country

Eurostat is the only official source with comparable country data on AI use for education. Its 2025 household survey asked people in every EU country whether they used generative AI for formal education.

Across the EU, 54.6% of students used generative AI for formal education in 2025. Students were 5.9 times as likely as the average adult to do so. Of students who used generative AI at all, 75.9% used it for their studies.

The spread between countries is wide. Malta leads at 87.8%, three times the rate in Germany. 21 of the 27 EU countries sit above the EU average. The six below it include Germany, Italy and Poland, three of the EU's five most populous countries.

Germany stands out. 64.8% of German students used some generative AI tool, yet only 29.1% used it for formal education. The gap is far larger than in any other EU country. Eurostat does not explain it, so it may reflect how students there answered the purpose question rather than how they study. The UK and US are not in this dataset. Their survey figures above use different questions, so they should not be ranked against EU countries. For AI use by businesses and adults more broadly, see our [AI statistics](https://statisticsglobal.org/ai-statistics/).

- EU students who used generative AI tools for formal education made up 54.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Use of generative artificial intelligence tools by individuals (isoc_ai_iaiu) (dataset updated 5 June 2026, accessed 8 November 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ai_iaiu?format=JSON&lang=en&indic_is=I_IUAI&indic_is=I_IUAIFE&ind_type=STUD&ind_type=Y16_24&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&time=2025
- EU students who used any generative AI tool in the previous 3 months made up 72.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Use of generative artificial intelligence tools by individuals (isoc_ai_iaiu) (dataset updated 5 June 2026, accessed 8 November 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ai_iaiu?format=JSON&lang=en&indic_is=I_IUAI&indic_is=I_IUAIFE&ind_type=STUD&ind_type=Y16_24&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&time=2025
- EU students who used generative AI and applied it to formal education made up 75.9% of student users in 2025, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Use of generative artificial intelligence tools by individuals (isoc_ai_iaiu) (dataset updated 5 June 2026, accessed 8 November 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ai_iaiu?format=JSON&lang=en&indic_is=I_IUAI&indic_is=I_IUAIFE&ind_type=STUD&ind_type=Y16_24&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&time=2025
- EU residents aged 16 to 24 who used generative AI for formal education made up 41.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Use of generative artificial intelligence tools by individuals (isoc_ai_iaiu) (dataset updated 5 June 2026, accessed 8 November 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ai_iaiu?format=JSON&lang=en&indic_is=I_IUAI&indic_is=I_IUAIFE&ind_type=STUD&ind_type=Y16_24&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&time=2025
- EU students were 5.9 times as likely as all people aged 16 to 74 to use generative AI for formal education in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Eurostat data. Source: Eurostat, Use of generative artificial intelligence tools by individuals (isoc_ai_iaiu) (dataset updated 5 June 2026, accessed 8 November 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ai_iaiu?format=JSON&lang=en&indic_is=I_IUAI&indic_is=I_IUAIFE&ind_type=STUD&ind_type=Y16_24&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&time=2025
- Students in Malta who used generative AI for formal education made up 87.8% in 2025, the highest in the EU, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Use of generative artificial intelligence tools by individuals (isoc_ai_iaiu) (dataset updated 5 June 2026, accessed 8 November 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ai_iaiu?format=JSON&lang=en&indic_is=I_IUAI&indic_is=I_IUAIFE&ind_type=STUD&ind_type=Y16_24&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&time=2025
- Students in Germany who used generative AI for formal education made up 29.1% in 2025, the lowest in the EU, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Use of generative artificial intelligence tools by individuals (isoc_ai_iaiu) (dataset updated 5 June 2026, accessed 8 November 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ai_iaiu?format=JSON&lang=en&indic_is=I_IUAI&indic_is=I_IUAIFE&ind_type=STUD&ind_type=Y16_24&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&time=2025
- Students in Malta were 3.0 times as likely as students in Germany to use generative AI for formal education in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Eurostat data. Source: Eurostat, Use of generative artificial intelligence tools by individuals (isoc_ai_iaiu) (dataset updated 5 June 2026, accessed 8 November 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ai_iaiu?format=JSON&lang=en&indic_is=I_IUAI&indic_is=I_IUAIFE&ind_type=STUD&ind_type=Y16_24&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&time=2025
- 21 of the 27 EU countries had a student generative AI education rate above the EU average of 54.6% in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Eurostat data. Source: Eurostat, Use of generative artificial intelligence tools by individuals (isoc_ai_iaiu) (dataset updated 5 June 2026, accessed 8 November 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ai_iaiu?format=JSON&lang=en&indic_is=I_IUAI&indic_is=I_IUAIFE&ind_type=STUD&ind_type=Y16_24&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&time=2025

Table: Students who used generative AI, by EU country, 2025 (% of students)

| Country | Used generative AI for formal education | Used any generative AI |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | 87.8% | 89.3% |
| Estonia | 76.5% | 89.4% |
| Cyprus | 75.2% | 86.1% |
| Czechia | 74.7% | 86.2% |
| France | 74.0% | 84.9% |
| Netherlands | 73.3% | 81.6% |
| Austria | 71.4% | 85.8% |
| Portugal | 69.1% | 81.5% |
| Luxembourg | 68.5% | 76.5% |
| Spain | 68.0% | 78.6% |
| Slovenia | 65.8% | 86.6% |
| Belgium | 63.6% | 83.4% |
| Latvia | 63.0% | 85.5% |
| Greece | 61.6% | 86.5% |
| Sweden | 60.7% | 74.8% |
| Lithuania | 59.3% | 80.9% |
| Slovakia | 58.1% | 77.3% |
| Hungary | 57.5% | 73.1% |
| Denmark | 57.3% | 79.5% |
| Finland | 56.7% | 79.7% |
| Croatia | 56.7% | 60.6% |
| EU average | 54.6% | 72.0% |
| Bulgaria | 46.9% | 60.2% |
| Italy | 43.9% | 56.1% |
| Ireland | 41.2% | 66.0% |
| Poland | 37.1% | 55.3% |
| Romania | 37.0% | 53.5% |
| Germany | 29.1% | 64.8% |

Source: Eurostat, dataset isoc_ai_iaiu (students, use in the previous 3 months), updated 5 June 2026. Rounded by StatisticsGlobal.

## How the sources measure AI in education

Pew Research Center surveyed 1,458 US teens aged 13 to 17 and their parents through Ipsos KnowledgePanel from 25 September to 9 October 2025, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 points. Its 2024 ChatGPT figures come from a separate survey of 1,391 teens. The 2025 question covers all chatbots, so it is broader than the ChatGPT question.

RAND's American Youth Panel surveyed 1,214 enrolled US youth aged 12 to 29 in December 2025, with earlier waves in February and May 2025. Each wave is a different sample, and RAND changed how it sampled college students, so college trends need care. RAND's teacher and principal data come from its American Educator Panels in 2023-24.

Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation surveyed 2,232 US public school teachers from 18 March to 11 April 2025, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 points. Time savings are teachers' own estimates. College Board surveyed students, parents and educators from June 2024 to June 2025 but does not publish sample sizes on its release.

HEPI's survey of 1,054 full-time UK undergraduates was fielded by Savanta in December 2025 and sponsored by Kortext, an education technology company. HEPI labels each wave by its publication year, so the "2026 survey" reflects December 2025 answers.

Eurostat's figures come from the official EU survey on ICT use in households and by individuals, mostly run in the second quarter of 2025. They cover use in the previous three months. AI questions were first asked in 2025, so there is no trend yet. We found no comparable official data for teachers' AI use by country that we could fetch for this page.


## Frequently asked questions

### What percentage of students use AI for school?

In the US, 54% of teens had used AI chatbots for schoolwork help in late 2025, according to Pew, and RAND found 62% of students from middle school to college used AI for homework in December 2025. In the UK, 95% of undergraduates use AI in some way, according to HEPI.

### How has student AI use changed since last year?

It keeps rising. RAND found US student AI homework use rose from 48% in May 2025 to 62% in December 2025. Pew found teen ChatGPT use for schoolwork doubled from 13% in 2023 to 26% in 2024.

### How many students use AI to cheat?

No survey measures cheating directly. 59% of US teens say AI cheating happens at least somewhat often at their school, according to Pew. In the UK, 12% of undergraduates admit pasting AI-generated text straight into assessed work, up from 3% two surveys earlier.

### How many teachers use AI?

60% of US public K-12 teachers used an AI tool for their work in the 2024-25 school year, and 32% used one at least weekly, according to Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. Weekly users estimate they save 5.9 hours a week.

### Which country uses AI the most in education?

Among EU countries, Malta, where 87.8% of students used generative AI for formal education in 2025, according to Eurostat. Germany was lowest at 29.1%. The EU average was 54.6%.

### Do schools have AI policies?

Many do not. Only 18% of US principals reported AI guidance in 2023-24, according to RAND. By 2025, College Board found roughly 2 in 5 schools or districts banned student use and about 1 in 5 allowed it with no policy.

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