Africa Edtech Market Size, Share, Trends and Forecast by Sector, Type, Deployment Mode, End User, and Country, 2026-2034

Africa Edtech Market Overview:

The Africa edtech market size reached USD 7,326.29 Million in 2025. The market is projected to reach USD 19,245.25 Million by 2034, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 11.33% during 2026-2034. The market is driven by government and multilateral initiatives accelerating school connectivity and digital infrastructure development, mobile-first learning platforms and telecommunications partnerships expanding access to underserved communities, and growing investment through accelerator programs supporting EdTech startups across the continent. These factors are collectively expanding the Africa edtech market share.

Africa Edtech Market Trends:

Government and Multilateral Initiatives

The market growth is being significantly propelled by large-scale government and international initiatives focused on connecting schools to the internet and building digital education infrastructure. One of the most impactful programs is the Giga initiative, a partnership between UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which aims to connect every school to the internet by 2030. In 2025, Giga partnered with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Smart Africa to accelerate connectivity across the continent, with plans to connect approximately 500,000 African schools by 2030. This massive infrastructure rollout creates an expanded addressable market for EdTech providers to deliver school-based licenses, device bundles, and teacher training programs at a national scale. National governments are also implementing supportive policies, with Nigeria's National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for 2024-2027 prioritizing broadband infrastructure and digital-skills development, while countries like Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa are developing national EdTech strategies. The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD unveiled the draft African EdTech 2030 Vision, Plan and Policy Framework in July 2025, signaling a coordinated pan-African approach to transforming education through locally relevant and mobile-first technology solutions. These government-led investments in connectivity and supportive regulatory frameworks are creating the foundational infrastructure necessary for widespread EdTech adoption across the continent.

Mobile-First Learning Platforms and Telecom Partnerships Expanding Access

The prioritization of mobile-first learning solutions represents a defining characteristic of the Africa EdTech market growth, driven by the continent's high smartphone penetration and the unique challenges of limited fixed broadband infrastructure. With over 500 million smartphone users across Africa and mobile phone ownership reaching 50 percent penetration in 2023, mobile-based learning has become the primary mode of EdTech adoption, particularly in underserved and remote communities. Strategic partnerships between telecommunications companies and EdTech startups are proving critical in overcoming the barrier of high data costs, with companies like Safaricom in Kenya partnering with educational platforms to offer free or subsidized data for accessing educational content during the pandemic and beyond. These telecom-EdTech collaborations enable students from lower-income backgrounds to access online learning without prohibitive data expenses, effectively leveling the playing field. EdTech platforms are also developing offline-capable applications with lightweight updates and periodic synchronization features to accommodate intermittent connectivity and low-bandwidth contexts, often complementing digital delivery with radio and television-based lessons for maximum reach. The development of multilingual content in languages such as Swahili, Hausa, Amharic, and Zulu alongside English and French is further increasing accessibility and learning retention among students who can now learn in their native languages. This mobile-first, partnership-driven approach is enabling EdTech solutions to reach populations that traditional desktop-based platforms could never serve, fundamentally reshaping how education is delivered across diverse African contexts.

Accelerating Investment and Ecosystem Support for EdTech Startups

The African EdTech sector is experiencing a surge in venture capital investment, accelerator programs, and ecosystem development initiatives that are fueling innovation and scaling promising startups across the continent. Nigeria has emerged as the leading hub, with 34 percent of the top 50 EdTech companies in Africa based there according to the 2024 Africa EdTech 50 report by HolonIQ, while South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, and Rwanda are also developing robust EdTech ecosystems. Investment activity has intensified, with early-stage funds like Ingressive Capital, EdVentures, and Ventures Platform providing critical seed and Series A financing to African EdTech ventures, complemented by strategic accelerator programs such as the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, which supported 92 EdTech companies across Africa in 2024. The Fellowship provides select EdTech companies with business and financial support, insight into the science of learning, and preparation for scale, sustainability, and impact through partnerships with innovation hubs like CcHUB (Nigeria), Injini (South Africa), iHub (Kenya), and MEST Africa (Ghana). Sector-specific incubators like EdVentures in Egypt have invested in multiple startups while offering up to $60,000 in equity-free funding alongside operational assistance for market expansion and product development. This growing ecosystem of investors, accelerators, and support programs is enabling African EdTech startups to move beyond survival mode into the expansion phase, offering wider services, improved user experiences, and increased geographic reach that positions the continent not just as a consumer but as an exporter of EdTech innovation globally.

Africa Edtech Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the market, along with forecasts at the country levels for 2026-2034. Our report has categorized the market based on sector, type, deployment mode, and end user.

Sector Insights:

• Preschool
• K-12
• Higher Education
• Others

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the sector. This includes preschool, K-12, higher education, and others.

Type Insights:

• Hardware
• Software
• Content

A detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the type have also been provided in the report. This includes hardware, software, and content.

Deployment Mode Insights:

• Cloud-based
• On-premises

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the deployment mode. This includes cloud-based and on-premises.

End User Insights:

• Individual Learners
• Institutes
• Enterprises

A detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the end user have also been provided in the report. This includes individual learners, institutes, and enterprises.

Country Insights:

• South Africa
• Morocco
• Nigeria
• Tunisia
• Kenya
• Others

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major country markets, which include South Africa, Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia, Kenya, and others.

Competitive Landscape:

The market research report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape. Competitive analysis such as market structure, key player positioning, top winning strategies, competitive dashboard, and company evaluation quadrant has been covered in the report. Also, detailed profiles of all major companies have been provided.

Africa Edtech Market News:

• June 2025: ADvTECH, Africa's leading private education group, launched SIRIUS, South Africa's first integrated Center of Teaching and Learning Excellence. This pioneering initiative provides ongoing professional development for teachers and lecturers across 119 schools and 33 tertiary campuses through in-person, online, and self-study training to enhance teaching quality and student outcomes.
• February 2024: Nigerian EdTech startup Klas raised USD1 Million in pre-seed funding led by Ingressive Capital, with participation from Techstars, HoaQ Capital, and angel investors. The platform, which enables users to create and sell e-books, courses, and live classes, boasts over 5,000 online schools and 300,000 learners spanning more than 30 countries, with plans to power 100,000 online schools globally by 2027.

Africa Edtech Market Report Coverage:

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

• How has the Africa edtech market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
• What is the breakup of the Africa edtech market on the basis of sector?
• What is the breakup of the Africa edtech market on the basis of type?
• What is the breakup of the Africa edtech market on the basis of deployment mode?
• What is the breakup of the Africa edtech market on the basis of end user?
• What is the breakup of the Africa edtech market on the basis of country?
• What are the various stages in the value chain of the Africa edtech market?
• What are the key driving factors and challenges in the Africa edtech market?
• What is the structure of the Africa edtech market and who are the key players?
• What is the degree of competition in the Africa edtech market?

Key Benefits for Stakeholders:

• IMARC's industry report offers a comprehensive quantitative analysis of various market segments, historical and current market trends, market forecasts, and dynamics of the Africa edtech market from 2020-2034.
• The research report provides the latest information on the market drivers, challenges, and opportunities in the Africa edtech market.
• Porter's five forces analysis assist stakeholders in assessing the impact of new entrants, competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, and the threat of substitution. It helps stakeholders to analyze the level of competition within the Africa edtech industry and its attractiveness.
• Competitive landscape allows stakeholders to understand their competitive environment and provides an insight into the current positions of key players in the market.