People-centered AI in education: Five lessons from the Global South Maria Barron August 28, 2025 This page in: English Français Español Portuguese © 2025 The World Bank Group

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/education/people-centered-ai-in-education--five-lessons-from-the-global-so In just six weeks, secondary school students in Edo, Nigeria participating in an after-school program combining AI tutoring with teacher guidance, achieved learning gains of 0.31 standard deviations, equivalent to roughly 1.5–2 years of typical schooling. Behind these results was a thoughtfully designed intervention that placed teachers and students at the center, harnessing the promise of generative AI while drawing from critical lessons from past EdTech initiatives, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2025 The World Bank Group