Futuresource Mobile PC in K-12 Tracker

This Futuresource K-12 personal computing market track report reviews the sector’s performance on a quarterly basis, and provides five-year market projections. Our team of Futuresource analysts explores the dynamics shaping K-12 PC education, providing a strategic framework for any enterprise with interests in the education technology market. 

This report provides market sizing data and analysis on mobile computing devices within the compulsory education sector). Sales into higher education and distance learning are not included. Devices covered in this report are notebooks, Chromebooks, netbooks and tablets. Desktop PCs are not included.

Worldwide K-12 mobile PC shipments are forecast to increase by 27% YoY during 2025 to reach 43 million units. Refresh activity notably in the USA and also in Japan with GIGA2 as well as ongoing national project deployments will fuel device demand.

The market performance in the first quarter of 2025 was unseasonally strong. The continued rollout of GIGA combined with a rush to build inventory in the USA ahead of the introduction of import tariffs boosted volumes in the opening months.

The deployment of AI integrated PCs remains slow with initial activity being focused on test deployments. The high cost of AI integrated PCs as well as Co-Pilot and Gemini user licenses are expected to limit adoption in the near to mid term. 

  •  A comprehensive PDF report
  •  Executive summary
  •  Brand analysis
  •  Regional and country analysis
  •  Product segmentation and spec analysis
  •  Recovery and resilience scoreboard
  •  USA ESSER/ECF and EU RRF funding update 
  •  Elections 
  •  Five-year forecasts
  •  Accompanying Excel spreadsheets
  • Market sizing, quantifying and tracking quarterly global sales volumes and installed base of notebooks, netbooks and tablets in K-12 education
  • Market forecasting, with five-year sales forecasts, reviewing key feature set developments and K-12 computer requirements
  • Investment and project status, to identify shifts in education spending, government plans and specific tenders
  • Product, technology, and competitive Review, to identify and interpret key market developments and trends

Futuresource has been tracking, researching and consulting on the global education technology market for nearly 20 years. This publication is one in a series of research reports produced to provide businesses with a holistic view of the market.

 

Any enterprise operating within the EdTech sector will benefit from this report, particularly:

  • Manufacturers and their suppliers
  • Resellers and VARs
  • Intermediaries and supply chain
  • EdTech market strategists, marketing and sales professionals
  • Investors

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