Council of Europe
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
14%
4/28
AI Gap Index
1/10
Schools
2/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 1/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 Council of Europe launched the Compass for AI and Education (March 2026) covering Literacy, Practice, Evaluation, and Regulation/Governance; non-binding guidance to member states, with a Draft Recommendation on AI Literacy in development.
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 2/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 2 Framework Convention on AI and Human Rights establishes binding rights obligations for signatory states; covers AI decisions affecting individuals [1]
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 Council of Europe Secretariat monitors implementation of the AI Framework Convention; not a regulator but an international oversight mechanism [1], [2]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
Index history
April 14, 2026 4/28 Refresh: dim1=1 for Compass for AI and Education (March 2026) and Draft AI Literacy Recommendation in development.
March 18, 2026 3/28 Refresh: EU Parliament approved EU conclusion of CoE AI Framework Convention on March 11, 2026; no score change — convention not yet in force, pending five ratifications
March 17, 2026 3/28 Governance rescore: dim10=1 (Secretariat monitoring role), dim12=0 (convention compliance mechanism is not training enforcement)
March 17, 2026 3/28 Initial scoring from research archive