UK EdTech big hitter Pearson preps significant investment in India, flagged as one of its top three markets globally
UK-based Pearson is set to grow its workforce in India by about 43% to 2,000, with the country marked out as one of its top three priority markets globally.
"We will invest significantly in India. We have got three very strong locations and we want to grow in all of these different locations," Vishaal Gupta, President of Enterprise Learning and Skills Division and Chair of India at Pearson, told Reuters.
Pearson India will hire across the likes of local business operations and global tech,over the next three years.
India's EdTech market, which was valued at $7.5 billion in 2024, is projected to grow more than three-fold to $29 billion by 2030, according to a Grant Thornton report.
Gupta said the focus will be on government, Indian conglomerates and global capability centers, where a shortage of skilled workers poses a challenge amid growing demand for AI upskilling.
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