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UK EdTech Industry

Find out more about the UK’s EdTech industry and the companies creating technology that supports teaching and learning through our real-time data and sector trends.

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What is EdTech?

Another abbreviation for you! EdTech means Educational Technology. It’s a term used to describe technology – such as software, devices or products – that supports teaching and learning or enhances educational outcomes.

The UK’s EdTech sector is made up of a wide range of companies and start-ups who are all contributing to education in different ways. This ranges from the development of immersive teaching environments and LMS software to the production of smart learning devices and tablets.

EdTech sector summary

Key information you should know about the EdTech sector from our AI-driven platform of over 5 million companies:

EdTech has turnover of £6.29bn, meaning it is our 51st largest RTIC, and our 17th fastest growing sector.
The EdTech sector has not received additional investor attention in recent years and the amount of venture capital funding is not increasing as fast as our other emerging economy sectors.
On average the roles advertised in this sector are 17.32% lower than the UK’s average salary.

1,685

COMPANIES CONSIDERED

£6.3bn

TOTAL TURNOVER

39,079

TOTAL EMPLOYEES

£4.7bn

TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDING

£14.7m

TOTAL INNOVATE UK GRANT FUNDING

13.6%

AVERAGE COMPANY GROWTH PER YEAR

EdTech verticals

Our EdTech RTIC is made up of 5 individual industry verticals, including verticals such as Artificial Intelligence, Devices, Digital Learning. You can find out more about the verticals by buying a report, visualising the sector on our platform, or by downloading the data.

Sector Code Description Records
RTIC0010 EdTech 1629 companies
Companies creating technology that supports teaching and learning and enhances educational outcomes.

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- EdTech: Artificial Intelligence
  Companies applying AI technologies to manage digital learning environments and related data.
  
  155 companies
- EdTech: Devices
  Companies providing devices such as computers, tablets, whiteboards and others specifically used for educational uses
  
  439 companies
- EdTech: Digital Learning
  Companies developing products and/or services that enable the establishment of virtual learning environments.
  
  785 companies
- EdTech: Immersive Experiences
  Companies applying immersive technologies for training and education purposes
  
  186 companies
- EdTech: Learning Management Systems
  Companies offering LMS software, which is used for delivering, tracking and managing training/education.
  
  647 companies

EdTech industry growth

We estimate that the UK EdTech sector could be worth approximately £11.9bn by 2027, based on the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.6%. Below you can see the five year turnover forecast for the RTIC from 2023 to 2027.

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