The learning management systems market share for higher education is expected to increase by USD 5.42 billion from 2021 to 2026, and the market’s growth momentum will accelerate at a CAGR of 22.75%.
This learning management systems market for higher education research report provides valuable insights on the post COVID-19 impact on the market, which will help companies evaluate their business approaches. Furthermore, this report extensively covers learning management systems market segmentation for higher education by deployment (on-cloud and on-premise) and geography (North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and Middle East and Africa). The learning management systems market for higher education report also offers information on several market vendors, including Adobe Inc., AlphaLearn, Blackboard Inc., Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., D2L Corp., Docebo Inc., Epignosis, Instructure Inc., International Business Machines Corp., John Wiley and Sons Inc., Jzero Solutions Ltd., Learning Technologies Group Plc, Oracle Corp., Paradiso Solutions, PowerSchool Holdings Inc., SAP SE, Byteparity Technologies LLP, and Kochar Infotech Ltd among others.
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Learning Management Systems Market for Higher Education: Key Drivers, Trends, and Challenges
The adoption of LMS facilitates centralized learning is notably driving the learning management systems market growth for higher education, although factors such as the rising adoption of open-source LMS may impede the market growth. Our research analysts have studied the historical data and deduced the key market drivers and the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the learning management systems industry for higher education. The holistic analysis of the drivers will help in deducing end goals and refining marketing strategies to gain a competitive edge.
Key Learning Management Systems Market Driver for Higher Education
One of the key factors driving growth in the learning management systems market for higher education is the adoption of LMS facilitates centralized learning. LMS software offers a centralized learning system that enables educational institutions and corporate organizations to offer learners a wide variety of learning content. Advanced LMS allows educators to create content from an expansive pool of online and offline resources in accord with the needs of the students. LMS has been instrumental in creating effective content, which has also driven its demand among educators. With the help of advanced LMS, educators can scrutinize user-generated content available online and select relevant content that can further be modeled and refined to create formal content for sharing with users. In addition, LMS software enables users to create and share content through posts, ratings, newsfeeds, and tags. Some of the LMS software also allows embedding videos and presentations from social websites such as YouTube. Hence, such factors are expected to drive the growth of the market in focus.
Key Learning Management Systems Market Trend for Higher Education
The rising popularity of cloud-based LMS is a learning management systems market trend for higher education that is expected to have a positive impact in the coming years. Cloud-based LMS eliminates the need for servers on the organization’s premise and is generally hosted on the LMS provider’s servers. The purchase of cloud-based LMS is typically subscription-based, therefore resulting in a low initial cost. The implementation cost related to cloud-based LMS is also very low compared to traditional LMS, as there is no requirement for devoting time or human resources to install programs. The subscription rates are very less in comparison to the cost of purchasing and implementing a traditional LMS. As a result, many vendors of traditional LMS solutions are opting for penetration pricing for LMS solutions. This is driving down the cost of LMS, making it more accessible and affordable even to educational institutions in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Such factors are expected to fuel the growth of the global LMS for high education.
Key Learning Management Systems Market Challenge for Higher Education
The rising adoption of open-source LMS will be a major challenge for the learning management systems market for higher education during the forecast period. The global LMS market for higher education has seen major growth in open-source LMS solutions. In contrast to traditional LMS, open-source LMS has witnessed increased adoption in the academic sector, especially in the higher education sector. Because of increased adoption, the market has witnessed an influx of LMS providers offering open-source platforms for end-users. Open-source LMS offers several advantages over proprietary LMS, with the biggest advantage being cost reduction in terms of obtaining licenses. Unlike proprietary LMS solutions, open-source LMS solutions do not fall under restrictive copyright laws, which deduct the licensing fee from the cost of ownership. The development and maintenance costs for open-source LMS solutions are also lower than those for proprietary LMS solutions. Such factors can hamper the growth of the global LMS market for higher education.
This learning management systems market for higher education analysis report also provides detailed information on other upcoming trends and challenges that will have a far-reaching effect on the market growth. The actionable insights on the trends and challenges will help companies evaluate and develop growth strategies for 2022-2026.
Parent Market Analysis
Technavio categorizes the global learning management systems (LMS) market for higher education as a part of the global application software market within the global IT software market. Our research report has extensively covered external factors influencing the parent market growth potential in the coming years, which will determine the levels of growth of the learning management systems market for higher education during the forecast period.
Who are the Major Learning Management Systems Market Vendors for Higher Education?
The report analyzes the market’s competitive landscape and offers information on several market vendors, including:
- Adobe Inc.
- AlphaLearn
- Blackboard Inc.
- Cornerstone OnDemand Inc.
- D2L Corp.
- Docebo Inc.
- Epignosis
- Instructure Inc.
- International Business Machines Corp.
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Jzero Solutions Ltd.
- Learning Technologies Group Plc
- Oracle Corp.
- Paradiso Solutions
- PowerSchool Holdings Inc.
- SAP SE
- Byteparity Technologies LLP
- Kochar Infotech Ltd
This statistical study of the learning management systems market for higher education encompasses successful business strategies deployed by the key vendors. The learning management systems market for higher education is fragmented and the vendors are deploying organic and inorganic growth strategies to compete in the market.
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To make the most of the opportunities and recover from post COVID-19 impact, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.
The learning management systems market for higher education forecast report offers in-depth insights into key vendor profiles. The profiles include information on the production, sustainability, and prospects of the leading companies.
Learning Management Systems Market for Higher Education Value Chain Analysis
Our report provides extensive information on the value chain analysis for the learning management systems market for higher education, which vendors can leverage to gain a competitive advantage during the forecast period. The end-to-end understanding of the value chain is essential in profit margin optimization and evaluation of business strategies. The data available in our value chain analysis segment can help vendors drive costs and enhance customer services during the forecast period.
Which are the Key Regions for Learning Management Systems Market for Higher Education?

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30% of the market’s growth will originate from APAC during the forecast period. China is the key market for learning management systems for higher education in APAC. Market growth in this region will be faster than the growth of the market in other regions.
North America is another region showing major market growth. The LMS market for higher education in North America is expected to witness steady growth during the forecast period, mainly due to the increasing demand for LMS from colleges and universities. This market research report entails detailed information on the competitive intelligence, marketing gaps, and regional opportunities in store for vendors, which will assist in creating efficient business plans.
COVID Impact and Recovery Analysis
In 2020, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, many educational institutes in North America faced issues transitioning to emergency remote education (ERE) in various countries, such as the US, Canada, and Mexico. Many institutions are expected to turn to completely online education in the coming years, as the number of COVID-19 cases is still surging, and they need tools and software to provide digital education content to their students. Therefore, vendors in the LMS market for higher education in the region are expected to witness high demand from colleges and universities for LMS software.
What are the Revenue-generating Deployment Segments in the Learning Management Systems Market for Higher Education?

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The learning management systems market share growth for higher education by the on-cloud segment will be significant during the forecast period. The major factors driving the growth of the segment include the enhanced accessibility of the software. The cloud-based LMS model used in higher education is generally subscription-based, where the pricing model can be of two types, namely pay-per-user or pay-per-use.
This report provides an accurate prediction of the contribution of all the segments to the growth of the learning management systems market size for higher education and actionable market insights on post COVID-19 impact on each segment.
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Learning Management Systems Market Scope for Higher Education
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Report Coverage
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Details
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Page number
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120
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Base year
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2021
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Forecast period
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2022-2026
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Growth momentum & CAGR
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Accelerate at a CAGR of 22.75%
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Market growth 2022-2026
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$ 5.42 billion
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Market structure
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Fragmented
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YoY growth (%)
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21.67
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Regional analysis
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North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and Middle East and Africa
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Performing market contribution
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APAC at 30%
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Key consumer countries
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US, Canada, China, UK, and Germany
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Competitive landscape
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Leading companies, Competitive strategies, Consumer engagement scope
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Key companies profiled
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Adobe Inc., AlphaLearn, Blackboard Inc., Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., D2L Corp., Docebo Inc., Epignosis, Instructure Inc., International Business Machines Corp., John Wiley and Sons Inc., Jzero Solutions Ltd., Learning Technologies Group Plc, Oracle Corp., Paradiso Solutions, PowerSchool Holdings Inc., SAP SE, Byteparity Technologies LLP, and Kochar Infotech Ltd
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Market dynamics
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Parent market analysis, Market growth inducers and obstacles, Fast-growing and slow-growing segment analysis, COVID 19 impact and recovery analysis and future consumer dynamics, Market condition analysis for the forecast period
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Customization purview
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What are the Key Data Covered in this Learning Management Systems Market for Higher Education Report?
- CAGR of the market during the forecast period 2022-2026
- Detailed information on factors that will drive learning management systems market growth for higher education during the next five years
- Precise estimation of the learning management systems market size for higher education and its contribution to the parent market
- Accurate predictions on upcoming trends and changes in consumer behavior
- The growth of the learning management systems industry for higher education across North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and Middle East and Africa
- A thorough analysis of the market’s competitive landscape and detailed information on vendors
- Comprehensive details of factors that will challenge the growth of learning management systems market vendors for higher education
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