Futuresource Higher Education PC Market Sizing

This biannual report reviews market developments and provides a forward-looking assessment of the key challenges and growth opportunities that will shape the Higher Education PC market over the next five years, including rising AI driven hardware requirements, ongoing budgetary pressures, and the acceleration of hybrid and lifelong learning models.

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In 2026, the market is expected to remain under pressure, with total Higher Education desktop and mobile PC shipments easing to 20.0 million units as institutions continue to delay large refresh cycles, prioritise essential purchases, and manage tighter budget conditions despite signs of stabilisation beyond 2026.

Institutional procurement plans in 2026 are also being shaped by ongoing component supply constraints, higher device and logistics costs, and continued pressure on institutional budgets, limiting large scale fleet refresh.

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  • Comprehensive PDF report
  • Executive summary
  • H2 2022 market overview
  • Brand analysis
  • Country analysis
  • Spotlight on US and UK funding               
  • Update on the European RRF and Russia sanctions
  • Global semiconductor, materials and shipping issues
  • Institutional feedback                                    
  • Elections

Notebooks, Chromebooks, desktops and tablets sold into higher education

  • Higher education PC market sizing, to quantify and track quarterly global sales volumes and installed base
  • Market forecasting, with five-year sales forecasts, reviewing key feature set developments
  • The status of investments and projects, to identify shifts in education spending, government plans and specific tenders
  • The product, technology, and competitive landscape, providing a review that identifies and interprets key market developments and trends

Futuresource has been tracking, researching and consulting on the global education technology market for more than 20 years. However, since 2020, the pandemic has placed a spotlight on EdTech and the role it has played in keeping children educated, and Futuresource’s reporting has been ramped up accordingly. 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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What does the Futuresource Higher Education PC Market Sizing report cover?

The Futuresource Higher Education PC Market Sizing report reviews market developments, challenges, and growth opportunities shaping the higher education PC market over the next five years. It covers areas including AI-driven hardware requirements, budget pressures, hybrid and lifelong learning models, market sizing, five-year forecasts, brand analysis, country analysis, investment activity, and the competitive landscape.

The report covers notebooks, Chromebooks, desktops, and tablets sold into higher education. It tracks quarterly global sales volumes and installed base, while also reviewing key feature developments and the wider product, technology, and competitive landscape.

The report is useful for manufacturers, suppliers, resellers, VARs, intermediaries, supply chain companies, EdTech strategists, marketing and sales professionals, and investors with an interest in the higher education PC and EdTech market.

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