Despite growing calls for more accurate measurement and comprehensive reporting, the magnitude of attacks on education is under-researched. In addition, understanding attacks on education is further hindered by the exclusion of non-conflict (albeit often extremely violent) settings from analysis. Relying on available evidence and the authors’ own database, Attacks on Education, this chapter seeks to provide a concise exploration of the global magnitude of attacks on education. Drawing on the work of Wood (2012) we propose that understanding attacks on education requires disaggregating the phenomenon along four dimensions: frequency, targeting, repertoire, and purpose. Firstly empirically elaborating on the four dimensions, the chapter goes on to show the utility of the proposed framework by examining attacks on education carried out by the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram.