Education
We've curated 62 cybersecurity statistics about Education to help you understand how schools and universities are enhancing their defenses against phishing attacks and data breaches in 2025.
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Half of school IT leaders view ransomware as a serious threat to learning continuity in 2025
89% of schools experienced at least one cyber incident in the past year, primarily phishing, unauthorized access, and malware.
74% of schools lack a dedicated cybersecurity specialist in 2025
38% of companies are focusing more on employee cyber education.
51.02% of education organizations reported limited visibility into their entire environment.
52% of employees in the education industry have received training on AI safety and data security.
49% of AI users in education engage with AI daily.
Only 48% of Education professionals report daily use of AI.
13% of employees in education reported no training in AI tools.
59% of Education professionals are very confident in their AI skills.
In one analysis, education had 35.3% vulnerable web applications.
Top 5 industries by web‑app vulnerability: Education: 35.3%, Retail: 30.9%, Government: 30.4%, Professional Services: 30.1%, Media: 25.7%.
In one analysis, education had 17.6% vulnerable cloud assets.
Top 5 industries by API vulnerability: Education: 37.7%, Retail: 29.8%, Media: 18.8%, Government: 18.5%, Professional Services: 10.6%.
In one analysis, education had 37.7% vulnerable APIs.
In one analysis, education had 31% of vulnerable assets across cloud, APIs, and web applications.
In one analysis, education had 31% of vulnerable assets across cloud, APIs, and web applications.
Almost 40% of ransomware attacks in the US targeted the education sector
Organisations in the educational services sector accounted for 63 percent of all VPN use.
The median time to click on a malicious link after the email is opened is 21 seconds.