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Education & Training Information Market Size and Share Rankings: 2006 Results

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Authors: Mukta Ohri, Director & Consultant; Pooneh Fooladi, Director & Market Analyst

The Education & Training (E&T) segment grew 5.3% in 2006, with digital delivery and assessment offsetting a tighter textbook market. This report analyzes the global E&T market, which encompasses content to support corporate training and learning, colleges and universities, and K-12 schools. Among the report’s findings is that relevant training markets on average grew more strongly than education markets. This report provides:

- Outsell’s final 2006 size, growth, and market share estimates for the top 25 companies in the Education & Training segment;
- Our final 2006 size and growth estimates for the E&T segment and for the information industry as a whole;
- Analysis of trends and challenges facing the E&T segment;
- Recommended actions for Education & Training providers and publishers.

Pub Date: June 18, 2007
Pages: 18
Format: PDF Application_pdf

Table of Contents

  • Market Overview – Education & Training Market
    1. Education & Training Market Grew 5.3% in 2006; Digital Delivery and Assessment Offset Tighter Textbook Market
  • Market Share Leaders
    1. Pearson Education Continued to Lead the Global Education & Training Market
  • Market Dynamics
    1. 2006 Was Evolutionary Step for Education & Training Markets
  • Implications
  • Total Information Industry Market Size
    1. Information Industry Grew a Moderate 6% in 2006
  • Related Research
  • Methodology and Definitions

    • Tables & Figures

  • Figure 1. Education & Training Information Market Size and Growth, 2002-2006
  • Figure 2. Global Education & Training Market by Sector
  • Table 1. Top 25 Companies – Education & Training 2006 Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 2. Integration Concerns Converging at Individual and Cumulative Levels to Create New Learning
  • Figure 3. Possible Components of a “Textbook”
  • Table 3. Key Players in Virtual Learning Environments/Management Systems
  • Table 4. Key Concerns in the Education & Training Market
  • Table 5. Information Industry Revenue by Segment
  • Figure 4. Share of Total Information Industry Revenue, 2006

    • Companies Mentioned

  • Pearson Education
  • McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
  • Thomson Learning
  • Harcourt, Inc.
  • Houghton Mifflin Company
  • Kaplan, Inc.
  • Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck Gmbh (Macmillan)
  • Educational Testing Service
  • Lagardere
  • Scholastic Corporation
  • Benesse Corporation
  • Klett-Gruppe
  • The College Board
  • Cornelsen Verlag
  • Wolters Kluwer Education
  • John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • Informa plc
  • Maruzen Company Ltd.
  • Editis
  • Westermann Schroedel Diesterweg Schoeningh Winklers GmbH
  • WRC Media Inc.
  • Oxford University Press
  • SkillSoft Corporation
  • GP Strategies Corporation
  • Learning Tree International, Inc.