Latin America E-Learning Market Outlook, 2026

E-Learning is a learning system based on formalized teaching but with the help of electronic resources. It can also be termed as a network-enabled transfer of skills and knowledge, and the delivery of education is made to a large number of recipients at the same or different times. The research report titled Latin America E-Learning Market Outlook, 2026 categorizes the market to forecast the revenues and analyze the trends in each of the following segments: based by Technology (Online E-Learning, LMS, Mobile E-Learning, Rapid E-Learning, Virtual Classroom & others), by Provider (Service & Content) by Application (Academic (K-12, Higher Education, Vocational Training), Corporate (SMBs, Large Enterprise) & Government), based on region, countries & major companies.

Given the economic condition of the region, the market in 2014 contributed merely to a share of 0.98% to the global market. However, in 2015 the market was valued at USD 1.06 Billion in the year 2015. The e-learning market is growing fast across the region. The COVID-19 crisis has exposed just how far the inequality gap reaches in education, pushing those who were already on the margins further out when learning requires technological tools they simply don’t have. The recent trend of globalization, talent migration, and consistent improvements in corporate competencies and individual talent grooming are some of the key factors attributing to the growth of the Latin America e-learning market. Through the forecasted period, the market is expected to grow over a CAGR of more than 12%. The rising use of products and solutions for digital publishing incorporated with digital technologies in the pandemic is fueling the need for learning modules in the e-learning market in the region.

The e-learning market is growing rapidly across Latin America. Various opportunities are arising for suppliers of e-learning content, hardware, software, and services. E-Learning platforms function as classroom and school offices at the same time, organizing all teaching content and enrollment and student information automatically. These tools are helping to expand the market in different industries, assisting companies in training, skills management, and employee performance assessment. All of this increases demand for content providers, who are witnessing market growth due to increased demand for materials to train or educate employees and students in general. The content provider segment ruled the complete market with a share of over 97% of the market in 2020.

The corporate sector is witnessing the adoption of technologies focused on online education due to the increased demand for effective training courses. The companies are transforming their traditional training techniques, which include workshops and conferences, into more accessible, cost-effective, and efficient virtual training platforms. This allowed the corporate segment to cover approximately half of the market share since 2015. The reduction of costs and the wastage of time are factors of great weight in this change of training method. With the expansion of these resources, the demand for low-cost learning technologies is growing rapidly in the country.

In addition, increasing Internet access is accelerating the demand for online courses. The Brazilian higher education market has witnessed quantitative and qualitative levels of significant advances and developments. Brazil covers over a share of 50% in the year 2020, leading the regional market. Opportunities are arising for suppliers of e-learning content, hardware, software, and services. Governments are handing out laptops to students; private schools are asking their ranks to bring in their computers, tablets or other devices and corporations are rolling out e-learning platforms for employees to improve their skills. One of the major factors restraining the market growth in Colombia is the raging unemployment which was more fuelled by the pandemic. The low disposable incomes and high rates of inflation have made e-learning unaffordable to the majority of Colombians.

E-learning providers like Udacity, edX, NovoEd, and Coursera have gained significance in the region with the increasing importance of the mobile learning trend. E-learning service provider Coursera has entered in partnership with the top Latin American Universities to provide the original content in Spanish that would be of relevance to the local e-students, especially in the pandemic outbreak.

KEY MARKET PLAYERS:

Adobe Inc., Aptara Inc. (Ienergizer), Blackboard Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Citrix System Inc., Docebo Inc., Gp Strategies Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Pearson Plc, Skillsoft Corporation

CONSIDERED IN THE REPORT

• Geography: Latin America
• Base year: 2020
• Historical year: 2015
• Forecasted year: 2026

REGIONS COVERED:

• Latin America
• Brazil
• Argentina
• Colombia

ASPECTS COVERED IN THE REPORT

• Market Size by Value for the period (2015-2026F)
• Market Share by Technology (Online E-Learning, LMS, Mobile E-Learning, Rapid E-Learning, Virtual Classroom & others)
• Market Share by Provider (Service & Content)
• Market Share by Application (Academic: K-12, Higher Education, Vocational Training, Corporate: SMBs, Large Enterprise & Government)
• Market Share by Region
• Market Share by Country
• Market Share by Company