faker-edu
Provider for Faker which adds fake information about educational institutions and academics.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need education-specific fake data and are comfortable with an unmaintained package. The low install friction, permissive license, and zero known vulnerabilities make it safe to use in test environments. However, verify that its methods meet your needs and that it remains compatible with your Faker version, since no updates are planned.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with a single dependency on faker.
- However, the project is archived and abandoned as of its last commit in 2025-09-09, with no active maintenance despite being released 874 days ago.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under BSD (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute the package freely in most contexts without restriction.
last release 2024-03-23 (874 days) · last repo commit 2025-09-09 · 2 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 228,549 downloads/mo, #9,150 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install faker-edu
from faker import Faker
import faker_edu
fake = Faker()
fake.add_provider(faker_edu.Provider)
print(fake.institution_name())- What specific education-related fake data methods are available beyond institution_name()
- Whether the package works reliably with current Faker versions despite being unmaintained
- How complete or realistic the generated education data is for production testing scenarios
What it is and what it does
Faker-edu is a Faker provider plugin that adds education-domain fake data generation to the Faker library. It lets you generate realistic-looking but fake information about educational institutions and academic contexts—useful when you need test data for applications that work with schools, universities, or academic records.
The package works by extending Faker's provider system; you import it, register its provider with a Faker instance, and then call education-specific methods like institution_name(). It supports Python 3.8 through 3.12. The project is archived and no longer maintained, so while it may still function with current Faker versions, there is no active development or bug fixes.
Use it for
- Generate fake school and university names for testing education management software
- Populate test databases with realistic institution data for academic record systems
- Create mock datasets for educational application demos without using real school names
- Support Snowfakery recipe-based data generation for education-focused test scenarios
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need education-specific fake data and are comfortable with an unmaintained package.
The low install friction, permissive license, and zero known vulnerabilities make it safe to use in test environments. However, verify that its methods meet your needs and that it remains compatible with your Faker version, since no updates are planned.
Install
faker-edu on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single dependency on faker. However, the project is archived and abandoned as of its last commit in 2025-09-09, with no active maintenance despite being released 874 days ago.
License in practice
Licensed under BSD (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute the package freely in most contexts without restriction.
Quickstart
pip install faker-edu
from faker import Faker
import faker_edu
fake = Faker()
fake.add_provider(faker_edu.Provider)
print(fake.institution_name())Verify before relying
- What specific education-related fake data methods are available beyond institution_name()
- Whether the package works reliably with current Faker versions despite being unmaintained
- How complete or realistic the generated education data is for production testing scenarios
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagefaker |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 874 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 228,549 / month, #9,150 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: faker_edu-1.1.0-py3-none-any.whl
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