With the purpose of spreading comparative education globally, the WCCES has gained 41 national, regional and language-based member societies as of 2021.

[5][7] The WCCES regularly holds a World Congress, where individuals representing member societies convene in a general assembly.

Due to the limited funding the WCCES receives, the executive committee meetings are usually held during World Congresses and in conjunction with large comparative education society conferences, namely those of the CIES in the U.S. and the CESE in Europe.

[7] Historically, the WCCES has mainly operated its affairs and online presence in English, due to the relatively few resources the executive committee has had compared to better-resourced organizations such as UNESCO.

The executive committee has responded to the issue by holding World Congresses at the widely attended CIES and CESE conferences.