The market size of the workplace training industry increased steadily between 2009 and 2019, reaching an estimated total value of 370 billion U.S. dollars. In 2020, corporate spending on training and development initiatives decreased slightly, reaching a value of 358 billion U.S. dollars. North America was the largest market for the workplace training industry, accounting for nearly half of the global corporate spending.
Market size of the global workplace training industry from 2009 to 2020, by region
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Data prior to 2018 from earlier publications by the source.
The data does not include expenditures related to consumers' spend for training programs (individuals taking training courses for personal or non-work related development); revenues of educational institutions (universities and for-profit educational companies) or revenues of community colleges from students paying tuition. It does include dollars paid by corporations to educational institutions for corporate training initiatives.
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