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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · No. 14 in the world

Education and skills

Schools, universities and learning new skills.

Share of the world’s attention
1.5%
Change
–
12 weeks

A third what people search for on Google, a third what they read on Wikipedia, a third what the news covers: attention, not market size. Games, for one, are played far more than they’re searched for or read about. How it’s measured

The leading theme in 1 country:Vietnam

Where it splits peopleGetting by today Investing in tomorrow

Education and skills · this week

Current Zeitgeist

Breakdown

What its reading is made of this week, part by part

73.9%Schools & universities

Total100.0%

Select a part to open it or see what people read in it

Most read in Schools & universities

  1. Bachelor of Arts

    No. 1 · 13k views
  2. 2

    Oregon State University

    No. 2 · 12.1k viewssaml123, CC BY 2.0
  3. Juris Doctor

    No. 3 · 11.7k views
  4. 4

    Doctor of Philosophy

    No. 4 · 9.9k viewsJjazz76, CC0
  5. 5

    University of Mississippi

    No. 5 · 8.9k viewsThe original uploader was Enjoybeta at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.0

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 1.8m page views · Open in the explorer

Inside Society & beliefs

Every area’s share of its reading this week; this theme’s in colour

23.1%News & information
  1. Everything else3.4%Population & generations 1.6% · Values & ethics 1.2% · Other Society & beliefs 0.5% · Immigration 0.1%

Total100.0%

In colour: counted in this theme

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 23.6m page views · Open in the explorer

Companies people read about

The most-read companies in it on Wikipedia this week

  1. Stanford University
  2. Y Combinator
  3. Tbilisi State Medical University
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  5. Sciences Po

Where it’s biggest

Its share of each country’s attention this week

0 to 2% or moreNo data

Reading and news · 231.7m · Indicative

New and growing

Phrases new or growing in this week’s English-language headlines, against the 8 weeks before

  1. fake job interview · Binance

    New

    17 headlines · 16 outlets

    Fake job interview scams: Binance hack and warning signscnbc.com

  2. AI Readiness

    New

    4 headlines · 4 outlets

    Study: UK ranked fourth for AI readinessadvanced-television.com

  3. Google

    New

    4 headlines · 4 outlets

    Google Will Disable Search for Schools Banning AIforbes.com

  4. Afghan

    New

    4 headlines · 3 outlets

    Over Half of Afghan Primary School-Age Children Out of Schoolkhaama.com

  5. EN

    New

    4 headlines · 3 outlets

    Pumas vs. América EN VIVO | Partido HOY Clásico Capitalino J16 Apertura 2026 Liga MXelimparcial.com

  6. education reform

    Rising

    5 headlines · 5 outlets

    Government Emphasizes Education Reforms to Enhance Literacy Ratenewsmakers.pk

  7. job seekers

    Rising

    13 headlines · 13 outlets

    Varsities should produce job creators, not job seekers – Airline CEOpunchng.com

  8. higher education

    Rising

    5 headlines · 5 outlets

    Syria's new university decrees aim to expand access to higher education, minister sayssana.sy

Current stories

The stories and events behind this week

  1. nwemail.co.uk

  2. educationtimes.com

  3. vermontbiz.com

  4. mdr.de

  5. abc.net.au

News · 5 · Indicative

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On social media

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Discussion

Education and skills · this week

Emotions

How its news sounds

Its tone against its usual, and each feeling against the average news

As usual

Tone +1.81 · usual +1.69

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.8×
  • Fear0.9×
  • Anger0.5×
  • Sadness0.9×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

News · 25.5k · Solid
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