Global Tutoring News Report - July 11, 2025

July 14, 2025

Summary

The global tutoring market continues to experience significant growth across all regions, driven by technology adoption, increased demand for personalized learning, and post-pandemic education recovery efforts. Key developments include disappointing results from large-scale tutoring programs in the US, rapid market expansion in Asia despite regulatory challenges, growing investment in Africa's EdTech sector, and concerns about equity and access in Australia. The industry faces challenges in scaling effective tutoring models while maintaining quality and affordability.

North America

United States: Mixed Results from Large-Scale Tutoring Programs

A new study by Matthew Kraft at Brown University tracked almost 7,000 students who were tutored in Nashville, Tennessee, between 2021 and 2023 and found that tutoring produced only a small boost to reading test scores, on average, and no improvement in math. This research challenges earlier optimism about tutoring as a solution to pandemic learning loss.

Despite the flux, some things improved as the tutoring program evolved. The average number of tutoring sessions that students attended increased from 16 sessions in the earlier semesters to 24 sessions per semester by spring of 2023.

Market Growth and Investment

The private tutoring market in us size is estimated to grow by USD 28.85 billion from 2025-2029, according to Technavio. The market is being driven by growing emphasis on STEM education and microlearning approaches.

Privacy Concerns

A Senate committee is investigating the Chinese-owned company. A Republican senator launched an inquiry into Tutor.com on Thursday, citing data privacy concerns about the Chinese-owned company that works with K-12 schools and several higher education institutions.

Europe

Market Expansion and Technology Adoption

The Europe online tutoring services market generated a revenue of USD 2,249.2 million in 2023. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.3% from 2024 to 2030.

The Europe private tutoring market generated a revenue of USD 20,959.6 million in 2023. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2024 to 2030.

Educational Innovation

TUTOR aims to create partnerships between teacher education and training providers to set up Teacher Academies developing a European and international outlook on teacher education.

Asia

China's Regulatory Impact

Since the Chinese government introduced the 'Double Reduction' policy on private tutoring in July 2021, causing significant disruptions in the sector, research on its impact and societal repercussions, particularly for different stakeholder groups, has been limited.

In July 2021, the government launched a sweeping clampdown on its private tutoring sector, banning them from providing for-profit classes on school curriculum subjects.

Regional Market Growth

"In a troubled world, Asia is the healthiest region right now for higher education and for student mobility," said sector expert and professor of higher education at the University of Oxford Simon Marginson, forecasting a growth in mobility from Southeast Asia to East Asia.

Tutors International today announced it has received a record number of enquiries for private tuition in Asia, with a 400% increase in new client requests year on year.

South America

Growing Teaching Opportunities

Teaching in South America gives teachers the chance to live and teach in a fascinating and diverse part of the world. While teaching English in South America, teachers can learn a new language, experience the delights of South American cuisine, and travel around the continent - all while earning a competitive salary.

The most popular way to teach English in South America is at private language schools. These schools cater to young learners, professional adults, or university students seeking to better their English.

Africa

Technology and AI Integration

The widespread awareness and growing availability of low-cost tools powered by artificial intelligence is putting them on the radar of African governments and entrepreneurs keen to develop home-grown digital solutions to improving education.

Education System Challenges

South Africa prioritizes inclusive growth, with education at the core, but the country faces a learning crisis. Despite significant improvements in learning since the end of the apartheid, about 80 percent of learners in grade 4 could not properly understand what they were reading in 2021.

Teacher-Led Tutoring

In Africa, most tutoring is provided by in-service teachers taking additional employment as part-time occupations.

Australia

Market Size and Vulnerable Communities

"Research shows that while about one in seven children in the UK hires a private tutor, the ratio is much higher in Indian, Chinese and South Korean communities, where one in three to four children have a tutor," Dhall said, adding that he anticipated a similar pattern in Australia.

Government Initiatives and Challenges

Despite initially being envisaged as a temporary program in response to COVID-19 pandemic school closures, small-group tutoring has attracted a great deal of attention from various policymakers as a potential solution to Australia's student achievement problem.

AI Tutoring Growth

The Australia ai tutors market generated a revenue of USD 37.4 million in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 256.8 million by 2030.

  1. Technology Integration: Online and AI-powered tutoring platforms are experiencing rapid growth across all regions

  2. Regulatory Challenges: Countries like China are implementing strict regulations on private tutoring, creating market disruptions

  3. Equity Concerns: Access to quality tutoring remains unequal, with vulnerable communities often paying more for services

  4. Scaling Difficulties: Large-scale tutoring programs are struggling to replicate the success of smaller pilot programs

  5. Teacher Involvement: Many regions rely heavily on current teachers providing tutoring as supplementary income

Conclusion

The global tutoring landscape in 2025 reflects both tremendous growth opportunities and significant challenges. While technology is enabling new forms of personalized learning, questions remain about effectiveness at scale, equitable access, and regulatory frameworks. The industry appears to be at a critical juncture, balancing commercial expansion with educational outcomes and social responsibility.

Citations

  1. The Hechinger Report: "Tutoring advocate delves into how the extra academic attention is actually going" - https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-tutoring-research-nashville/

  2. Grand View Research: "Europe Online Tutoring Services Market Size & Outlook, 2030" - https://www.grandviewresearch.com/horizon/outlook/online-tutoring-services-market/europe

  3. Grand View Research: "Europe Private Tutoring Market Size & Outlook, 2030" - https://www.grandviewresearch.com/horizon/outlook/private-tutoring-market/europe

  4. Tutor Project EU - https://tutor-project.eu/

  5. PR Newswire: "Private Tutoring Market in the US is set to Grow by USD 28.85 Billion from 2025-2029" - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/private-tutoring-market-in-the-us-is-set-to-grow-by-usd-28-85-billion-from-2025-2029---fueled-by-the-growing-emphasis-on-stem-education-with-ai-driving-market-evolution---technavio-302366345.html

  6. Taylor & Francis Online: "Private English tutors' agency amid China's 'double reduction' policy" - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02680939.2025.2479151

  7. The PIE News: "East Asia: trends and predictions for 2025" - https://thepienews.com/east-asia-international-higher-education-predictions-2025/

  8. Tutors International: "Record enquiries for private tuition in Asia" - https://tutors-international.com/news/private-tuition-asia

  9. The Japan Times: "China's $100 billion tutoring ban backfires" - https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/22/asia-pacific/china-private-tutoring/

  10. Teach Away: "Teach English in South America" - https://www.teachaway.com/teach-english-in-south-america

  11. Teaching House: "How to find a paid job teaching English in South America" - https://www.teachinghouse.com/post/how-to-find-a-paid-job-teaching-english-in-south-america

  12. UN News: "African schools gear up for the AI revolution" - https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/01/1159621

  13. World Bank: "South Africa: Transforming the Basic Education Sector Can Drive Inclusive Growth" - https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/02/04/south-africa-afe-transforming-the-basic-education-sector-can-drive-inclusive-growth

  14. Teacher Task Force: "Teachers as Tutors: Evidence from Africa" - https://teachertaskforce.org/blog/teachers-tutors-evidence-africa

  15. SBS Hindi: "'Vulnerable' communities spend big on private tutoring" - https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hindi/en/podcast-episode/vulnerable-communities-spend-big-on-private-tutoring-could-more-be-done-to-protect-them/eintdqqnp

  16. Centre for Independent Studies: "Learning Lessons. The future of small-group tutoring" - https://www.cis.org.au/publication/learning-lessons-the-future-of-small-group-tutoring/

  17. Grand View Research: "Australia AI Tutors Market Size & Outlook, 2030" - https://www.grandviewresearch.com/horizon/outlook/ai-tutors-market/australia

  18. Inside Higher Ed: "Tutor.com faces Senate scrutiny over privacy concerns" - https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/teaching-learning/2024/05/24/tutorcom-faces-senate-scrutiny-over-privacy