Trends in freedom of education worldwide: analysis of its enablers and relationship with social mobility and equity. Report 04 – CEU CEFAS. Education and Family Studies. January 2025

Freedom of education must be understood as an effective plurality of educational offerings and a system of public funding that allows access to non-governmental schools (NGS)1 by families, regardless of their income level. It is a fundamental right that must be guaranteed in every country to respect human rights. This study outlines the trends in educational freedom across different countries, analyzes its potential drivers, and quantifies the relationship between educational freedom and various economic, social, and educational indicators. This report includes a total of 156 countries, which is 74 more than the first report prepared in 2023 by CEU-CEFAS and OIDEL (Sanz-Magallón & Zurga, 2023).

(From the Executive summary)