Global Online Education Market 2025-2029

Online Education Market 2025-2029


The online education market is forecasted to grow by USD 141.3 bn during 2024-2029, accelerating at a CAGR of 11.1% during the forecast period. The report on the online education market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by growing advantages of online learning, rapid penetration of internet-enabled devices, and increasing focus on language learning.

Technavio's online education market is segmented as below:

By Application
  • PSSE
  • Reskilling and online certifications (ROC)
  • Higher education
  • Test preparation
  • Language and casual learning (LCL)
By End-user
  • Academic
  • Corporate
  • Government
By Geographical Landscape
  • North America
  • APAC
  • Europe
  • South America
  • Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the growing adoption of apps and wearables for online education as one of the prime reasons driving the online education market growth during the next few years. Also, growing popularity of online microlearning and emergence of cloud computing will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the online education market covers the following areas:
  • Online Education Market sizing
  • Online Education Market forecast
  • Online Education Market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading online education market vendors that include 2U Inc., Alison, Cengage Learning Inc., Chegg Inc., Coursera Inc., Docebo Inc., Global University Systems, Instructure Holdings Inc., Khan Academy Inc., LinkedIn Corp., Pearson Plc, Pluralsight LLC, PowerSchool Holdings Inc., Simplilearn, SkillShare Inc., Skillsoft Corp., Teachable Inc., Thinkific Labs Inc., Treehouse Island Inc., Udacity Inc., and Udemy Inc.. Also, the online education market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive primary and secondary research. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
  • Technavio Analysis
    • Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
    • Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Factors of disruption
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Data Table on - Parent Market
    • Market characteristics
    • Value chain analysis
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
    • Market segment analysis
    • Market size 2024
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global Online Education Market 2019 - 2023
      • Table Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Online Education Market 2019 - 2023 ($ billion)
    • Application segment analysis 2019 - 2023
    • End-user segment analysis 2019 - 2023
    • Geography segment analysis 2019 - 2023
    • Country segment analysis 2019 - 2023
  • Qualitative Analysis
    • Impact of AI on Global Online Education Market
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
    • Bargaining power of buyers
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
    • Threat of new entrants
    • Threat of substitutes
    • Threat of rivalry
    • Market condition
  • Market Segmentation by Application
    • Market segments
      • Table Data Table on Application - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
    • Comparison by Application
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Application
    • PSSE - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on PSSE - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on PSSE - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Reskilling and online certifications (ROC) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Reskilling and online certifications (ROC) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Reskilling and online certifications (ROC) - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Higher education - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Higher education - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Higher education - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Test preparation - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Test preparation - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Test preparation - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Language and casual learning (LCL) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Language and casual learning (LCL) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Language and casual learning (LCL) - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Application
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Application ($ billion)
  • Market Segmentation by End-user
    • Market segments
      • Table Data Table on End-user - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
    • Comparison by End-user
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by End-user
    • Academic - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Academic - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Academic - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Corporate - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Corporate - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Corporate - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Government - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Government - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Government - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Market opportunity by End-user
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by End-user ($ billion)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2024-2029 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on India - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Canada - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Canada - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • France - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on France - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on France - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • South Korea - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on South Korea - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on South Korea - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • UAE - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on UAE - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on UAE - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Brazil - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Brazil - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Brazil - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity/Restraints
    • Market drivers
      • Growing advantages of online learning
      • Rapid penetration of internet-enabled devices
      • Increasing focus on language learning
    • Market challenges
      • Inadequate cybersecurity measures in education institutions
      • Lack of well-established infrastructure for online education in developing economies
      • Accreditation and recognition issues with online certificates
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
    • Market opportunities/restraints
      • Growing adoption of apps and wearables for online education
      • Growing popularity of online microlearning
      • Emergence of cloud computing
  • Competitive Landscape
    • Overview
    • Competitive Landscape
    • Landscape disruption
    • Industry risks
  • Competitive Analysis
    • Companies profiled
    • Company ranking index
    • Market positioning of companies
    • Cengage Learning Inc.
    • Chegg Inc.
    • Coursera Inc.
    • Global University Systems
    • LinkedIn Corp.
    • Pearson Plc
    • SkillShare Inc.
    • Skillsoft Corp.
    • Teachable Inc.
    • Thinkific Labs Inc.
    • Treehouse Island Inc.
    • Udacity Inc.
    • Udemy Inc.
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
    • Data procurement
    • Data validation
    • Validation techniques employed for market sizing
    • Data synthesis
    • 360 degree market analysis
    • List of abbreviations

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