Education PC Market Share

Global Education PC Market Overview:

Education PC Market Size was valued at USD 16.06 Billion in 2023. The Education PC industry is projected to grow from USD 18.51 Billion in 2024 to USD 50.05 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.24% during the forecast period (2024 - 2032). The primary market driver propelling the growth of the education PC market is the expansion of digital content for learning. Furthermore, one of the main factors propelling the expansion of the education PC market is the advancement of smart training techniques. 

Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Education PC Market Trends

• Increasing digitalization is driving the market growth

The increase in digitization has increased demand among educational institutions for PCs, laptops, and notebooks. These elements fuel the global market for educational PCs to expand. The importance of online learning in educational institutions has boosted the need for bring your own device (BYOD). Moreover, the development of smart training techniques has emerged as the main factor fueling the expansion of the worldwide education PC market. It is crucial to provide learning resources, especially in distance learning. The demand for PC products like laptops, computers, desktops, and tablets is increasing as a result of the numerous initiatives being taken by developing countries to implement digitization and expand their ability to communicate globally. Additionally, numerous initiatives are being taken in E-Learning platforms to make education easy, convenient, and accessible for people. One of the many government programs launched to promote digital literacy in India is Digital India, along with Skill India and other programs. For instance, Swayam (MOOCs based on the curriculum taught in classrooms from 9th grade until post-graduation) and India Skills Online (a learning portal for skill training). E-Basta (schools' books in digital form), e-Education (all schools connected with broadband and free Wi-Fi), and e-Basta are a few more.

Additionally, the market CAGR for educational PCs is expensive and necessitates a substantial initial commitment. Industry players are making significant investments in R&D projects to create better products. Companies, particularly in emerging nations, are launching several strategic measures to broaden their clientele and expand their market share. PC makers are concentrating on creating laptops with SSDs because of the surge in consumer demand for advanced functions in thinner, lighter, and more complex laptops. New SSDs, which are excellent for business PCs, laptops, desktop PCs, notebooks, and high-performance PCs, are now being introduced by PC manufacturers.

Furthermore, education PCs are widely used in educational institutions and by students of all ages. Key drivers influencing the market growth include the expanding e-learning industry on a global scale, rising internet usage in developing nations, and strategic moves by top industry players. The global e-learning market, for instance, was predicted by Statista to be worth USD 200 billion in 2019 and is anticipated to reach USD 400 billion by 2026. Additionally, throughout the projected period, the market would benefit from lucrative growth possibilities from the rising number of government initiatives to support digital education and the emergence of extended reality technologies. Thus, driving the education PC market revenue.

Education PC Market Segment Insights:

Education PC Product Insights

The Education PC Market segmentation, based on product includes desktop, laptop and tablets. The tablets segment dominated the market. A technological solution called Tablets in Education PC offers a variety of hardware and tools to support digital learning in the classroom. Tablets in Education PC enables teachers to utilize tablets or other mobile devices to access instructional content, produce digital assignments, and give immediate feedback to students. The lessons can be interactive and can be customized for each student. Tablets in Education PC can be used to promote distance learning. They can help reduce the digital divide by giving students access to the same educational resources no matter where they are.

Education PC End User Insights

The Education PC Market segmentation, based on end user, includes primary education, secondary education and higher education. The secondary education category generated the most income. This can be attributed to several factors, including an increase in government spending on education, a rise in the demand for high-speed internet access in colleges, and a growing emphasis by businesses like Microsoft Corporation, Google LLC, Apple Inc., and Facebook Inc. on giving laptops to students from developing nations as well as initiatives taken by these businesses to expand access to technology among schoolchildren.

Figure 1: Education PC Market, by End User, 2022 & 2032 (USD Billion)

Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Education PC Regional Insights

By region, the study provides the market insights into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World. The North American education PC market area will dominate this market. The area has a strong IT infrastructure, which encourages schools, colleges, and universities to use laptops and tablets more frequently. Furthermore, the massive market expansion may be attributed to the rising use of computers and cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and machine learning (ML).

Further, the major countries studied in the market report are The US, Canada, German, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, and Brazil.

Figure 2: Education PC Market SHARE BY REGION 2022 (USD Billion)

Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Europe education PC market accounts for the second-largest market share. The market size is increased by the widespread use of AR and VR technologies that may make the entire learning process interactive and integrate with educational principles. The region's education PC market share is also driven by the growing use of cloud-based learning management systems to boost operational effectiveness. Further, the German education PC market held the largest market share, and the UK education PC market was the fastest growing market in the European region

The Asia-Pacific Education PC Market is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR from 2024 to 2032 due to government laws on education, integrated platforms and programmes like Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds, Massive Online Open Courses, and Digital India implemented in India. The government support of education systems and rising literacy rates have also recently had an impact on the Asia-Pacific region's stable growth. Moreover, China’s education PC market held the largest market share, and the Indian education PC market was the fastest growing market in the Asia-Pacific region.

Education PC Key Market Players & Competitive Insights

Leading market players are investing heavily in research and development in order to expand their product lines, which will help the education PC market, grow even more. Market participants are also undertaking a variety of strategic activities to expand their global footprint, with important market developments including new product launches, higher investments, contractual agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and collaboration with other organizations. To expand and survive in a more competitive and rising market climate, education PC industry must offer cost-effective items.

Manufacturing locally to minimize operational costs is one of the key business tactics used by manufacturers in the global education PC industry to benefit clients and increase the market sector. In recent years, the education PC industry has offered some of the most significant advantages to market. Major players in the education PC market attempting to increase market demand by investing in research and development operations include IBM Corp. (US), SMART Technologies Inc. (US), AT&T Technologies Inc. (Canada), Blackboard Inc. (US), Dell Inc. (US), Apple Inc. (US), Microsoft Corp. (US), HP (US), Lenovo Group Ltd (Hong Kong), Toshiba (Japan), Panasonic (Japan), Samsung (South Korea), Compaq (US), LG (South Korea), Sony (Japan), AsusTek (Taiwan), HCL (India) and NEC (Japan).

The online learning platform Blackboard Inc., a division of Anthology Inc., offers students, teachers, universities, the government, and commercial organizations enterprise technology and cutting-edge solutions. Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Mobile, Blackboard Collaborate, Blackboard Open Content, Blackboard Connect, Moodle Rooms, and Blackboard Analytics are among the products offered by the company. Additional services Blackboard provides include student services, training and consultancy, and help desk-related services.

A multifaceted company with interests in electronics, electrical equipment, and information technology is Toshiba Corp. Storage devices, point-of-sale (POS) systems, energy-saving goods and services, semiconductors, microwave semiconductors and components, power systems, tablets, home appliance products, transmission and distribution systems, and water treatment systems are among the products it designs, develops, manufactures, and sells.

Key Companies in the education PC market include

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  IBM Corp. (US)

  
  


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  SMART Technologies Inc. (US)

  
  


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  AT&T Technologies Inc. (Canada)

  
  


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  Blackboard Inc. (US)

  
  


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  Dell Inc. (US)

  
  


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  Apple Inc. (US)

  
  


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  Microsoft Corp. (US)

  
  


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  HP (US)

  
  


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  Lenovo Group Ltd (Hong Kong)

  
  


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  Toshiba (Japan)

  
  


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  Panasonic (Japan)

  
  


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  Samsung (South Korea)

  
  


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  Compaq (US)

  
  


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  LG (South Korea)

  
  


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  Sony (Japan)

  
  


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  AsusTek (Taiwan)

  
  


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  HCL (India)

  
  


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  NEC (Japan)

  
  

Education PC Industry Developments

July 2020: PPDS announced its partnership with North American education software solutions supplier i3 Technologies to provide interactive touchscreen displays, including the 4K Philips T-Line, with access to i3LEARNHUB on any connected device, including PC, tablet, or mobile phone. i3 Technologies' cloud-based digital creation and learning platform allows teachers to provide students with digital content for remote or distance learning.

February 2019: Solid State Drives have recently been developed more and more by the major market players. Because of its potential to boost laptop performance, Micron Technology, one of the market's top companies, has unveiled the Micron 1300, regarded as the best SSD for personal computing devices.

Education PC Market Segmentation:

Education PC Product Outlook 

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  Desktop

  
  


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  Laptop

  
  


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  Tablets

  
  

Education PC End User Outlook 

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  Primary Education

  
  


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  Secondary Education

  
  


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  Higher Education

  
  

Education PC Regional Outlook

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  North America

  
  
  
  
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  Europe

  
  
  
  
  • Germany
  
  
  • France
  
  
  • UK
  
  
  • Italy
  
  
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  Asia-Pacific

  
  
  
  
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    China

    
    
  
  
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    Japan

    
    
  
  
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    India

    
    
  
  
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    Australia

    
    
  
  
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    South Korea

    
    
  
  
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    Australia

    
    
  
  
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    Rest of Asia-Pacific

    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Rest of the World

  
  
  
  
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    Middle East

    
    
  
  
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    Africa

    
    
  
  
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    Latin America