United Kingdom
COUNCIL OF EUROPEOECD
14%
4/28
AI Gap Index
1/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
2/4
Access
Schools 1/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 Department for Education AI guidance for schools published; voluntary, not binding
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0 Guidance only; no binding curriculum mandate, no standards, no assessment
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 0/8
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 0
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 AI Safety Institute (AISI) established; primarily a research and evaluation body, limited enforcement powers — advisory rather than regulatory
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 2/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 DfE guidance freely available; some Oak National Academy AI resources
D15 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 1 EdTech programme provides some school connectivity and device support
Source research
Index history
March 17, 2026 4/28 Governance rescore: dim10=1 (AISI is advisory/research, not a full regulator)
March 17, 2026 3/28 Initial scoring from research archive