the global AI in education market projected to grow from USD 5.88 billion in 2024 to USD 32.27 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 31.2%.
OpenAI and Anthropic's aggressive higher education market penetration reveals a $9.8B implementation gap in institutional AI adoption. With 73% of universities lacking enterprise AI strategies despite 89% faculty demand, these AI giants are deploying specialized teams and products to capture first-mover advantage. This report analyzes 23 strategic hires, $127M in dedicated funding, and 18 university partnerships to quantify the white space for implementation platforms.
Research suggests that only 25% of K–12 teachers in the U.S. used AI tools in the 2023–2024 school year, indicating low adoption rates across K-12, higher education, and corporate learning.
The evidence leans toward a large untapped market, with only 18% of principals reporting school guidance on AI use, highlighting the need for solutions to bridge this gap
An interesting find is that while 60% of teachers claim to have integrated AI, many face barriers like lack of school readiness and AI literacy, suggesting a deeper need for support beyond current adoption rates
Source: Grok & Perplexity
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“As a sector, we have to create a different kind of infrastructure that supports the level and pace of innovation and experimentation that we need at the level of rigor that is required to be able to actually use the things that we're experimenting on lots and lots of children….and that's more and more important as we start to bring in these advanced technologies, we have the opportunity where we're not only able to see the outcome of the learning, but also the process of the learning.”
— Jim Shelton, CEO of Blue Meridian Partners, Board of Duolingo, former President (Education) of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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