K-12 Makerspace Materials Market Report 2025

This K-12 Makerspace Materials market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The K-12 makerspace materials market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $1.02 billion in 2024 to $1.11 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increased parental demand, focus on sustainability, market expansion into new regions, increased funding from private organizations, integration of makerspaces in educational curriculum.

The K-12 makerspace materials market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.58 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing focus on stem education, benefits of makerspaces, rising government funding, growth of after-school programs, focus on personalized learning. Major trends in the forecast period include technological advancements, integration of EdTech, introduction of drones, development and integration of 3d printing technologies, integration of virtual and augmented reality.

The growing demand for online education is expected to drive the K-12 makerspace materials market. Online education involves delivering educational content and instruction through the internet. The increasing demand for online education is due to its flexibility, accessibility, and high-quality remote learning options, spurred by technological advancements and evolving educational needs. Makerspace materials complement online education by offering students hands-on learning experiences, fostering creativity and innovation, encouraging collaboration, and equipping them for success in an increasingly digital and technology-oriented world. For example, in January 2024, Eurostat, a Luxembourg-based government agency, reported that in 2023, 30% of EU internet users aged 16 to 74 participated in an online course or used online learning resources within three months, reflecting a 2-percentage point increase from 2022, when the figure was 28%. Thus, the rising demand for online education is fueling growth in the K-12 makerspace materials market.

Key companies in the K-12 makerspace materials market are focusing on developing advanced solutions, such as AI-based curricula, to enhance STEM education and cultivate student innovation. AI-based curricula utilize AI algorithms and tools to personalize instruction, adapt to individual student needs, provide real-time feedback, and optimize learning outcomes. For instance, Kinderlab Robotics, a US-based company offering K-12 makerspace materials, launched Thinking with KIBO in September 2023, an AI curriculum designed for young learners. The curriculum aims to help students in grades 1-3 understand that AI is a tool created by people, AI systems make decisions based on input and rules, AI does not think such as humans and is not alive, and AI can assist people in solving complex problems. This curriculum encourages critical thinking about the societal implications of AI tools by elucidating how AI works through interactive exercises featuring the KIBO robot.

In October 2022, KIRKBI A/S, a Denmark-based private equity company, acquired BrainPOP for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition represents a significant milestone in the Edtech industry, bringing together two prominent brands in educational technology and digital play. BrainPOP, a US-based company offering K-12 makerspace materials, is now part of KIRKBI A/S's portfolio.

Major companies operating in the K-12 makerspace materials market are Autodesk Inc., Follett Corp., Crayola LLC, Stratasys Ltd., Lakeshore Learning Materials, Makerbot Industries LLC, Hand2Mind, Makeblock Co. Ltd., Innovation First International Inc., Ozobot, SparkFun, Pitsco Inc., Sphero Inc., Osmo, Wonder Workshop Inc., Eduporium inc., Sakura, Kano Technology, FableVision Inc., Prisma Colour Ltd., LEGO Group, BirdBrain Technologies LLC, Engino Ltd., Makey Makey LLC, Thames & Kosmos LLC.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the K-12 makerspace materials market in 2024. The regions covered in the K-12 makerspace materials market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the K-12 makerspace materials market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

K-12 makerspace materials encompass the tools, equipment, supplies, and resources tailored for kindergarten through 12th-grade students in makerspace settings. These resources are carefully chosen to facilitate hands-on, experiential learning experiences that promote creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and collaboration.

The primary categories of K-12 makerspace materials include robotic toolkits, construction materials, art and craft supplies, and other resources. A robotic toolkit comprises a set of materials utilized for designing, constructing, programming, and controlling robots. Students utilize the hardware components of the toolkit to construct robots, thereby bringing STEM concepts into practical application. These resources find applications across various educational levels, from pre-primary to high school, and are utilized in diverse settings such as classrooms, cafeterias, libraries, offices, and more.

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The K-12 makerspace materials market consists of sales of STEM learning kits, coding and programming kits, safety gear, programming tools and curriculum materials. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

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