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Adult Education

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Global Industry Analysts
Published: October 2009
Product Code: R263-4170
Description
The global outlook series on Adult Education provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a bird's eye view of the sector, highlights latest market trends, challenges, and growth drivers of adult education industry. Market discussions in the report are punctuated with fact-rich market data tables. Regional markets elaborated upon include the US, Japan, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom, China, Korea, India, and South Africa. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 119 major companies worldwide.

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Table of Contents
1.INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Introduction

Comparison with Formal Education

Importance of Adult Education

A Platform for People to Catch Up with Technology

To Fight Against the Illiteracy Bug

Table 1: Global Literacy Rate of Adults (15 years and Above) in Percentage by Region - North America/Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, East Asia and the Pacific, South and West Asia,Latin America, Caribbean, Arab States,and Sub-Saharan Africa

Table 2: Number of Adult Illiterates (15 years and Above) Worldwide, and Percentage Share of Female Population by Region - North America/Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, East Asia and the Pacific, South and West Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, Arab States and Sub-Saharan Africa

To Raise the Bar of Competency Among the Workforce

Key Growth Drivers

Adult Online Education: The New Frontier

Lack of Regulations May Act Spoil Sport

2.SECTOR OVERVIEW

Adult Education: A Primer

Purpose of Adult Education

Education Providers’ Perspective

Various Facets of Adult Education

Liberal Adult Education

Career or Job related Courses (or) Vocational Education and Training

Distance Education or Distance Learning

Evolution of the Sector

Communication Methods in Distance Learning

Accreditations

Evolution of Media: The Prime Driver

Online Versus Traditional Education

Providing Agencies

Formal Educational Institutes

Government Agencies And Departments

Community providers

Private Sector Providers

Labor Market Organizations

Alternative Education

Alternative Education Programs

Adult Education Vs Alternative Education

3.MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

4.STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

1.THE UNITED STATES

Overview

Adult Basic Education

Scenario in Recent Past

A Peek into History

Make-Shift in the Nation’s Educational Scenario

Scope of Adult Education

Stumbling Government Support: A Huge Setback

Table 3: Adult Education in the US (2008): Select Federal Programs

Key Growth Drivers

Escalating Unemployment Rate:The Prime Driver

A Ray of Hope Amid Soaring High school Dropouts

Vocational Training Sector

Growth of the Sector

Commercial Educational Institutions

Present Scenario

Key Players Operating in Alternative Adult Education Sector

Statistical Findings

Table 4: US Adult Education Market: Number of Participants (in '000s) in Adult Basic and Secondary Education Programs By State Jurisdiction, for the Years 1990, 2000, & 2005

Table 5: US Adult Education Market (2005): Number of Participants (In '000s) in Adult Basic and Secondary Education Programs by Type of Courses - Adult Basic Education, English Literacy, Adult Secondary Education

Table 6: US Adult Education Market: Percentage Participation of Adults of Over 16 years of Age in All Adult Education Programs, by Age Group for the Years 1991, 1995, 2001, & 2005

Table 7: US Adult Education Market (2005): Percentage Participation of Adults of Over 16 Years in Various Adult Education Programs by Gender

Table 8: US Adult Education Market (2005): Percentage Participation of Adults of Over 16 Years in Various Adult Education Programs by Age Group

Table 9: US Adult Education Market:Percentage Participation of Adults of Over 16 Years in Various Adult Education Programs by Ethnicity for the Years 1991, 1995, 2001, & 2005

Table 10: US Adult Education Market: Percentage Participation of Adults of Over 16 Years in Various Adult Education Programs, by Different Annual Household Income Level for the Years 1991, 1995, 2001, & 2005

Table 11: US Adult Education Market: Percentage Participation of Adults of Over 16 Years of Age in Various Adult Education Programs by Urbanicity and by Labor Force Status for the Years 1991, 1995, 2001, & 2005

Table 12: US Adult Education Market: Percentage Participation of Employed Adults of Over 17 Years, in Career Related Adult Education Programs, by Age Group for the Years 1995, 1999, & 2003

Table 13: US Adult Education Market: Percentage Participation of Employed Adults of Over 17 Years, in Career Related Adult Education Programs, by Annual Household Income Level for the Years 1995, 1999, & 2003

Table 14: US Adult Education Market (2005): Number of Employed Persons (In Millions), Number of Career or Job Related Courses Taken (In Million), and Adult Participation Percentages in Different Courses, by Gender

Table 15: US Adult Education Market (2005): Number of Employed Persons (In Millions), Number of Career or Job Related Courses Taken (in Million), and Adult Participation Percentages in Different Courses, by Age Group

Table 16: US Adult Education Market (2005): Number of Employed Persons (In Millions), Number of Career or Job Related Courses Taken (in Million), and Adult Participation Percentages in Different Courses, by Annual Household Income Level

Table 17: US Adult Education Market: Percentage Participation of Adults (in the Age Group 16 to 64 Years) in Work-Related Courses and Personal Interest Courses, by Participant's Highest Level of Education, for the Years 2001 through 2005

Table 18: The US Online Education Scenario (2001 to 2009 (E)): Number of Participants into Online Courses and Percentage Share in Overall Post Secondary Education

2.JAPAN

Introduction

Overview of Adult Education

Channels for Adult Education

Adult Education through School Education

Adult Education through Social Education

Table 19: Japanese Adult Education Market (2005): Number of Facilities for Social Education Activities

Table 20: Japanese Adult Education Market (2005): Number of Participants By Facility Type

Table 21: Japanese Adult Education Market (2006): Top Three Reasons for Participation in Adult Education Activities

Table 22: Japanese Adult Education Market (2006): Top Three Reasons for Non Participation in Adult Education Activities

Table 23: Japanese Adult Education Market (2008): Major Adult Education Programs and Budget Allocations in ¥ Billion

3.EUROPE

Introduction

Market Specific Definitions

Political Responsibility

Role of Legislations

Importance of General Education

Social Inclusion: Participation Trends

Reasons for Non-Participation

Learning Trends in Adults

Table 24: European Adult Education Market (2006): Participation Levels in Adult Education Programs by Education Attainment Level -Low, Medium, and High Successful Adult Education and Social Inclusion Programs

Grundtvig Projects

Learndirect Initiative

ESF EQUAL Initiative

Parent’s Learning Programs

Integrated Programs

Adult Education Initiative

Key Growth Drivers

Growing Ageing Population

Growing Immigrant Population

3a.DENMARK

Overview

Table 25: Danish Adult Education Market (2007): Number of Participants (in Thousands) by Course Organizers - Private Commercial Organizers, Employee Organizations, Non-profit Institutions, Associations and Societies, Employer and Trade Organizations, Associations of Graduates,and Adult Education Associations

3b.FINLAND

Overview

Table 26: Finnish Adult Education Market (2007): Number of Participants and Total Teaching Hours by Education Type

Table 27: Finnish Adult Education Market (2000 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Adult Education and Training Activities by Course Type - Information Technology, Management and Leadership Skills, Services and Safety, Care Industry, and Others

3c.NORWAY

Overview

Overview of Non-Formal and Informal Training

Barriers to Participation

Non-Formal Education: Recent Status

Table 28: Adult Education in Norway (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Participants by Age Group, and Select Course Type

Table 29: Adult Education in Norway (2008): Number of Participants in Select Course Types by Gender

Table 30: Adult Education in Norway: Number of Courses, and Participants for the Years 2000 through 2008

Table 31: Adult Education in Norway: Number of Participants by Different Age Groups for the Years 2000 through 2008

Table 32: Adult Education in Norway (2008): Number of Courses and Participants by Gender and by Province

Table 33: Adult Education in Norway (2008): Number of Participants by Age Group and by Province

Table 34: Adult Education in Norway (2008): Prominent Education Organizations by Number of Participants, and Courses

Distance Education

Immigrant Training

Table 35: Adult Education in Norway (2007): Immigrant Participation in Introduction Programs by Age Group

Table 36: Adult Education in Norway: Immigrant Participation for the Years 2005, 2006 & 2007, by Select Origin Countries - Afghanistan, Burma, Iraq, Russia, and Somalia

Table 37: Adult Education in Norway: Status of Immigrant Participation in Adult Education Activities by the End of the Year 2007

3d.UNITED KINGDOM

Adult Education Funding Scenario

4.ASIA-PACIFIC

4a.AUSTRALIA

Overview

Bridging the Skill Gap: The Prime Driver

Table 38: Literacy Scenario in Australia: Approximate Growth of Students with Adequate Prose Skills for Each School Year Completed

4b.CHINA

Overview

Table 39: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Online Education Market: Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for the Years 2006 through 2012

National Strategic Plan (NSP)

Composition of NSP

Sunshine Program

4c.INDIA

Introduction

Table 40: Important Measures Undertaken by Indian Government to Eradicate Illiteracy (from 1951 to 1982)

National Literacy Mission: Boon for Young Adults

Growth of Literacy Rates

Table 41: Literacy Scenario in India: Percentage Growth of Literacy Rate by Gender for the Census Recorded Years 1951 through 2001

Literary Status of Young Adults

Table 42: Literacy Scenario in India: Number of Literates (Aged 15-35 Years) for the Census Year 2001

4d.KOREA

Overview

Table 43: Korean Adult Education Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Select Category - State Examination, Civil Service Examination, Licensed Real Estate Agent, Financial Education, and College Transfer Admission

Adult Online Education Market

Table 44: Korean Adult Online Education Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Select Category - Licensed Real Estate Agent, State Examination, Financial Education, Civil Service Examination, and College Transfer Admission

Corporate e-Learning Market gains Traction

Table 45: Korean E-Learning Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Customer Types - Corporate, Individual, Government Organizations, and Educational Institutes

5.SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Illiteracy: The Prime Driver

Table 46: The Sub-Saharan Literacy Rate of Adults (15 years and Above) in Percentage by Select Country

Table 47: Number of Adult Illiterates (15 years and Above) in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Percentage Share of Female Population by Select Region

5a.SOUTH AFRICA

Adult Education on the Rise


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