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Education

Anonymized security posture data for the education sector across the EU. Based on 97046 monitored sites.

39.3

Avg. Score /100

F

Avg. Grade

97046

Sites Tracked

-0.0

vs. EU Average

Critical findings in this industry

78567 of 97046 without HTTPS redirect

81.0%

94520 of 97046 with unencrypted email (no STARTTLS)

97.0%

96849 of 97046 without DMARC protection (spoofable)

100.0%

18752 of 97046 missing 3+ critical security headers

19.0%

84422 of 97046 without DNSSEC (vulnerable to DNS spoofing)

87.0%

94142 of 97046 without CAA records (unrestricted certificate issuance)

97.0%

95716 of 97046 without MTA-STS (email downgrade attacks possible)

99.0%

Grade Distribution

A
0 (0.0%)
B
17 (0.0%)
C
1801 (2.0%)
D
42685 (44.0%)
F
52543 (54.0%)

Security across Europe

Average security score by country — hover for details, click to explore.

Austria: 40.7/100 (2233 sites) Belgium: 39.9/100 (2474 sites) Bulgaria: 39.9/100 (441 sites) Croatia: 40.3/100 (1679 sites) Cyprus: 39.2/100 (187 sites) Czech Republic: 40.9/100 (1979 sites) Denmark: 42.0/100 (1158 sites) Estonia: 41.2/100 (537 sites) Finland: 41.7/100 (575 sites) France: 36.5/100 (6771 sites) Germany: 38.8/100 (21853 sites) Greece: 36.6/100 (405 sites) Hungary: 39.1/100 (979 sites) Ireland: 39.4/100 (1488 sites) Italy: 39.8/100 (3516 sites) Latvia: 40.5/100 (273 sites) Lithuania: 37.6/100 (896 sites) Luxembourg: 42.7/100 (108 sites) Netherlands: 41.0/100 (5374 sites) Norway: 41.8/100 (2400 sites) Poland: 38.5/100 (10203 sites) Portugal: 37.7/100 (671 sites) Romania: 39.6/100 (605 sites) Slovakia: 46.4/100 (1955 sites) Slovenia: 39.8/100 (272 sites) Spain: 36.8/100 (3830 sites) Sweden: 43.0/100 (695 sites) Switzerland: 42.4/100 (1469 sites) United Kingdom: 38.9/100 (21874 sites)
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Score by Country

🇦🇹 Austria
40.7 2233 🇧🇪 Belgium
39.9 2474 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
39.9 441 🇭🇷 Croatia
40.3 1679 🇨🇾 Cyprus
39.2 187 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
40.9 1979 🇩🇰 Denmark
42.0 1158 🇪🇪 Estonia
41.2 537 🇪🇺 European Union
50.8 12 🇫🇮 Finland
41.7 575 🇫🇷 France
36.5 6771 🇩🇪 Germany
38.8 21853 🇬🇷 Greece
36.6 405 🇭🇺 Hungary
39.1 979 🇮🇸 Iceland
42.6 102 🇮🇪 Ireland
39.4 1488 🇮🇹 Italy
39.8 3516 🇱🇻 Latvia
40.5 273 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
43.7 6 🇱🇹 Lithuania
37.6 896 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
42.7 108 🇲🇹 Malta
43.6 26 🇳🇱 Netherlands
41.0 5374 🇳🇴 Norway
41.8 2400 🇵🇱 Poland
38.5 10203 🇵🇹 Portugal
37.7 671 🇷🇴 Romania
39.6 605 🇸🇰 Slovakia
46.4 1955 🇸🇮 Slovenia
39.8 272 🇪🇸 Spain
36.8 3830 🇸🇪 Sweden
43.0 695 🇨🇭 Switzerland
42.4 1469 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
38.9 21874

Hosting & Data Residency

53%

EU-headquartered provider

47%

Non-EU provider (CLOUD Act / Schrems II)

Amazon Web Services (US) 11163 23.2%
Cloudflare (US) 7293 15.1%
IONOS (1&1) (DE) 7283 15.1%
Hetzner (DE) 7017 14.6%
OVHcloud (FR) 4628 9.6%

Server location via IP geolocation (MaxMind GeoLite2). Company HQ from ASN registry. A site may be physically hosted in the EU but use a US-headquartered provider subject to the CLOUD Act — per Schrems II (CJEU C-311/18), this requires SCCs with supplementary measures. · GDPR Art. 44–49

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