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1. Equity
1. Equity
% of teens do not have access to a computer, by group:
- 12% of all US Teens
- 25% of lower-income (<$30k)
- 18% of Hispanic
- 11% Black, non-Hispanic
- 9% White, non-Hispanic
Source: Pew
As of April 2020, over 9 million children still lacked internet access from home.
Source: USAFacts
Families in rural areas, as of April 2020, were 18% less likely than those in other geographic locations to have internet access.
Source: USAFacts
As of April 2020, 73% of US households always had access to the internet for online learning.
Source: USAFacts
2. EdTech Industry Trends
2. EdTech Industry Trends
19% and 28% of US teachers respectively report that they assign technology-based homework often or at least sometimes.
Source: NCES
In 2018, 74% of US teachers reported that their students did not have district-provided computers and estimated that as many as 75% or more students had computer access at home.
Yet, only 21% of these teachers believed that they were very knowledgeable about the topic.
Source: NCES
65% of faculty support the use of open educational resources in teaching.
Source: Statista
As of Summer 2020, 93% of US teachers reported conducting at least some of their teaching online from home.
Source: EdWeek
58% of education professionals now have a more positive opinion of EdTech in response to 2020’s COVID-19 school closures.
Source: EdWeek
In 2015, 49% of students worldwide reported that they had taken an online course in the past 12 months. A year later, 81% of college students believed that digital learning technology, including virtual classroom chat, helped them boost their grades.
Source: Statista
In 2015, 56% of students worldwide reported the desire for instructors to enable them to use their devices in the classroom.
Source: Statista
As of Summer 2020, 93% of US teachers reported conducting at least some of their teaching online from home.
Source: EdWeek
As of 2015, 79% of potential learners in the United States were unaware of MOOCs (massive open online courses).
Source: Statista
19% of learners who earned a competency badge from a massive online open course professed that they would use the badge on their resume.
Source: Statista
81% of US educators stated that their ability to use EdTech improved during school building closures in response to COVID-19 in 2020.
Source: EdWeek
3. How Technology Impacts Educational Outcomes
3. How Technology Impacts Educational Outcomes
In North America, data projectors have a more positive impact on in-person educational outcomes than internet-connected computers, laptops, or tablets.
Source: McKinsey
Challenge-based gamification in e-learning can improve educational outcomes by as much as 89.45%.
Source: IJCS
In the United States, students with more than 60 minutes per week of device use achieved higher academic results, a metric that varies from country to country.
Source: McKinsey
4. Types of Technology Used in the Classroom
4. Types of Technology Used in the Classroom
71% of US students claim to use laptops in the classroom versus the global average of 37%.
Source: McKinsey
As of 2018, 26% of US teachers reported that their students used school-provided computers in the classroom.
40% reported that some students are not able to take them home.
Only 8% reported that the school district provided hot spots for students to take home.
Source: NCES
In 2015, 56% of US students reported using a laptop at least once a week in the classroom.
Source: Statista
Students use mobile technology to seek help and engage in computer-supported collaborative learning with a positive educational impact in literacy, mathematics, science, art, and history.
Source: CEP
In 2016, the most common tech used in PreK-12 classrooms were online educational videos, educational apps or software, and websites for research.
Other frequently used types of tech included games that focused on specific content or skills, eBooks, simulations, and e-magazines.
Source: Statista
2.5% of US K-12 students, as of April 2020, used district-provided internet to access online learning from home.
Source: USAFacts
5. EdTech Career Field & Job Market
5. EdTech Career Field & Job Market
In 2020, traditional medical educators reduced teaching hours as they were redeployed into clinical practice in response to COVID-19, leading to increased awareness and adoption of the available education technologies.
Source: MedEdPublish
As of Summer 2020, 50% of US educators reported teaching all of their classes online from home, 63% at schools with fewer low-income students, and 36% at schools with more low-income students.
Source: EdWeek
92% of teachers believe tech is going to have a major impact on the way they educate in the near future.
Source: mastersed.uc.edu
9 out of 10 teachers reported that they spent more time troubleshooting technology in response to the COVID-19 school closures in 2020.
Source: EdWeek
Some of the best entry-level jobs for EdTech majors are education technician, computer teacher, and technology coordinator because these career paths can eventually lead to jobs as chief learning officer, technical education teacher, and senior support analyst.
Source: Zippa
Job growth for instructional coordinators is expected to grow 6% more rapidly than average between 2019 and 2029.
Source: BLS
6. Market Statistics
6. Market Statistics
In 2016, self-paced elearning industry made up $46.67 billion of the global market share and, by 2022, that number is projected to exceed $243 billion.
Source: Statista
As of August 2020, the global education and training market is expected to reach $7.3 trillion by 2025.
Source: Holon IQ
In 2019, the global education technology market was estimated at 76.4 billion.
Source: Grandview
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