European Union
EUCOUNCIL OF EUROPE
32%
9/28
AI Gap Index
1/10
Schools
3/8
Workforce
3/6
Governance
2/4
Access
Schools 1/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 OECD/EC AI Literacy Framework defines standards but is not binding on member states
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 3/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 1 AI Act Article 4 requires sufficient AI literacy for all staff deploying AI systems; no minimum standard defined
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 AI Act classifies employment AI as high-risk with transparency and appeal rights; enforceable August 2026
Civil Service & Governance 3/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 2 EU AI Office established under the AI Act with a legal mandate and enforcement powers over AI providers and deployers
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 1 Article 4 requires providers to ensure staff have sufficient AI literacy; obligation exists but no minimum standard or curriculum is defined
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 2/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Various EU Digital Compass and skills programmes provide public resources
D15 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 1 Digital Decade connectivity targets and structural funds support infrastructure
Source research
Index history
March 18, 2026 9/28 Refresh: GPAI Code of Practice (July 2025) filed; no score change — voluntary compliance tool, enforcement powers not yet active until August 2026
March 17, 2026 9/28 Governance rescore: dim10=2 (EU AI Office), dim11=1 (Art.4 obligation without standard), dim12=0 (AI Act enforcement covers systems, not training obligations)
March 17, 2026 7/28 Initial scoring from research archive