Verified Incidents Impacting Students, Teachers, Schools Across Conflict Zones.




This dataset presents verified incidents of violence, threats, and disruptions affecting education systems globally from January 2020 to May 2025.It includes structured, incident-level records of attacks against students, teachers, schools, and educational infrastructure. The data enables global awareness, humanitarian response, and academic analysis of how education is endangered during conflict and crisis.

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