Adventist Schools in Developing Countries: Do They Produce Different Faith Outcomes Than Western Ones?

Executive summary

The Seventh-day Adventist Church operates approximately 10,457 schools serving 2.43 million students worldwide as of 2024, with the majority now concentrated in the Global South — Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Pacific Islands. This represents a fundamental demographic shift from the system's historically Western orientation, creating two distinct educational models with divergent faith outcome priorities. Western Adventist schools (NAD, TED, SPD) primarily serve existing church families and f...