Esports continues to grow within K-12 schools globally, focusing on student engagement and inclusion through extracurricular clubs. Extracurricular esports is the foundation of K-12 esports, by giving students a non-traditional activity that very much aligns with the schools' plans for learning outcomes. Over the next two years, schools will begin to focus on developing competitive tournaments and esports teams.
Skill development in areas such as teamwork, communication and problem-solving is a key driver of investment for esports activities. North America leads globally with esports integration and aims to increase investment into esports capabilities within K-12 schools.Growth of K-12 esports in Western Europe is significant, with the UK leading as a mature, standardised esports ecosystem.