Global Education Market
The global education market: stable, growing and full of opportunity.
The global education sector is one of the most stable and rapidly growing markets in the world. Rising demand for quality education makes it a compelling, long-term investment opportunity.
Global education market
A large, stable market with long-term growth.
Demand for quality education is rising worldwide, driven by population growth, rising incomes and demand for international qualifications such as IGCSE and IB. K-12 schooling is the largest part of this market, with emerging regions such as the Middle East and Africa growing fastest.
Projected global education and training spend by 2030
HolonIQ
Projected compound annual growth of the global education market to 2030
HolonIQ, 2025 outlook
Children and young people currently out of school worldwide
UNESCO GEM Report, 2025
Market drivers
What is driving growth in the education market?
The global education market is projected to reach almost US$10 trillion by 2030, growing at around 4.4% a year according to HolonIQ. Growth is driven by population growth, rising incomes and increasing demand for international education models such as IGCSE and the IB.
K-12 schooling is the largest segment of the market. Demand is rising fastest in emerging regions, where growing middle-class families increasingly choose premium private and international schools for their children.
Education technology and innovative teaching methods are creating new opportunities for scalable growth. At the same time, an estimated 272 million children and young people worldwide are still out of school, which shows how much demand for quality education remains unmet.
Regional markets
K-12 education markets we focus on.
Sources: HolonIQ Global Education Outlook (2025) and "Education in 2030"; UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report (2025). Figures are projections and estimates published by third parties.
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