Education sector
We've curated 65 cybersecurity statistics about the Education sector to help you understand how threats like phishing and ransomware are impacting schools and universities, as well as the technologies being implemented to safeguard student data in 2025.
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54% of schools have not experienced students creating harmful AI content (deepfakes of peers, etc.).
Among faculty, adoption of AI tools is 91%.
2% of education institutions feel “not at all prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.
37% of faculty are 'Very concerned' about AI-related cybersecurity threats.
16% of schools are not sure if they have experienced students creating harmful AI content (deepfakes of peers, etc.).
More than a third (37%) of faculty said they were “very concerned” about AI-related cybersecurity threats.
37% of faculty express substantial worry about reputational harm related to AI.
53% of faculty are 'Somewhat concerned' about AI-related cybersecurity threats.
10% of faculty are 'Not concerned' about AI-related cybersecurity threats.
65% of faculty are concerned about student privacy violations due to AI.
53% of faculty are concerned about learning disruption due to AI.
52% of faculty are concerned about deepfake impersonation of staff/students due to AI.
30% of students use AI for coding.
40% of students use AI for revision support.
Only one in four educators feels truly confident in their ability to spot an AI scam.
32% of education institutions feel “very prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.
More than 40% of faculty have already been impacted by AI-related cybersecurity threats.
30% of education institutions reported that AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns were contained quickly.
41% of schools said they have faced phishing, misinformation and other disruptive efforts.
Nearly 30% of schools reported instances of students producing harmful AI content.