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3D Printing in Education Market Report by Type (3D Printers, 3D Printing Services and Materials), Application (Higher Education, K-12), and Region 2025-2033
Market Report I 2025-03-01 I 138 Pages I IMARC Group
The global 3D printing in education market size reached USD 370.0 Million in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 823.9 Million by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 8.84% during 2025-2033. The rapid digitization in the education sector, rising inclination toward science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education, various technological advancements in 3D printing technology, and growing emphasis on personalized learning represent some of the key factors driving the market.
3D printing in education refers to the use of 3D printers and related technologies to enhance teaching and learning experiences in educational settings. It involves the creation of physical objects or models by layering materials based on digital designs. It provides a hands-on learning experience for students and allows them to design and create physical objects, fostering creativity, problem-solving skills, and spatial reasoning. It also enables rapid prototyping and design iterations as students can quickly create and test their ideas, make improvements, and iterate on their designs. In addition, 3D printing allows students to create physical models that represent complex concepts or abstract ideas. This tangible representation helps students visualize and better understand challenging topics in subjects like biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Moreover, it aligns with career and technical education (CTE) programs that assists in preparing students for careers in engineering, design, manufacturing, and related fields as students can develop skills in computer-aided design (CAD), digital modeling, 3D printing technology operation, and materials science.
3D Printing in Education Market Trends:
The market is primarily driven by rapid digitization in the education sector. 3D printing offers a hands-on and experiential learning experience for students. It allows them to turn digital designs into physical objects, fostering creativity, innovation, and a deeper understanding of concepts. In addition, various advancements in 3D printing technology represent another major growth-inducing factor. Besides this, the increasing emphasis on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education in schools has boosted the adoption of 3D printing. 3D printing aligns well with the interdisciplinary nature of STEAM, allowing students to apply knowledge and skills from multiple disciplines to design and create 3D objects. This, coupled with the rising product adoption to prepare students for future careers is contributing to market growth. Nowadays, by incorporating 3D printing into education, students gain hands-on experience with a technology that is becoming integral to many professions. It helps develop skills in digital design, problem-solving, and prototyping, preparing students for future careers in fields that utilize 3D printing. Moreover, various key players are collaborating with educational institutions and organizations to promote 3D printing. They are also offering educational packages, which includes 3D printers, curriculum resources, and support for educators. Furthermore, the growing emphasis on personalized learning and the developing educational infrastructure are other factors creating a favorable market outlook across the globe.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the global 3D printing in education market, along with forecasts at the global, regional, and country levels from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on type and application.
Type Insights:
- 3D Printers
- 3D Printing Services and Materials
The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the 3D printing in education market based on the type. This includes 3D printers and 3D printing services and materials.
Application Insights:
- Higher Education
- K-12
A detailed breakup and analysis of the 3D printing in education market based on the application has also been provided in the report. This includes higher education and K-12.
Regional Insights:
- North America
- United States
- Canada
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Spain
- Russia
- Others
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Australia
- Indonesia
- Others
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Others
- Middle East and Africa
The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include North America (the United States and Canada); Europe (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and others); Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, and others); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and others); and the Middle East and Africa. According to the report, North America was the largest market for 3D printing in education. Some of the factors driving the North America 3D printing in education market included rapid digitization in the education sector, various technological advancements, and the growing emphasis on personalized learning experiences
Competitive Landscape:
The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global 3D printing in education market. Detailed profiles of all major companies have been provided. Some of the companies covered include Afinia, Fargo 3D Printing, Formlabs, Materialise NV, Prusa Research a.s, Stratasys Ltd., UltiMaker, etc. Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.
Key Questions Answered in This Report:
- How has the global 3D printing in education market performed so far, and how will it perform in the coming years?
- What are the drivers, restraints, and opportunities in the global 3D printing in education market?
- What is the impact of each driver, restraint, and opportunity on the global 3D printing in education market?
- What are the key regional markets?
- Which countries represent the most attractive 3D printing in education market?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the type?
- Which is the most attractive type in the 3D printing in education market?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the application?
- Which is the most attractive application in the 3D printing in education market?
- What is the competitive structure of the global 3D printing in education market?
- Who are the key players/companies in the global 3D printing in education market?
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global 3D Printing in Education Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Type
6.1 3D Printers
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 3D Printing Services and Materials
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Application
7.1 Higher Education
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 K-12
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Region
8.1 North America
8.1.1 United States
8.1.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.1.2 Market Forecast
8.1.2 Canada
8.1.2.1 Market Trends
8.1.2.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Asia-Pacific
8.2.1 China
8.2.1.1 Market Trends
8.2.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2.2 Japan
8.2.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2.2 Market Forecast
8.2.3 India
8.2.3.1 Market Trends
8.2.3.2 Market Forecast
8.2.4 South Korea
8.2.4.1 Market Trends
8.2.4.2 Market Forecast
8.2.5 Australia
8.2.5.1 Market Trends
8.2.5.2 Market Forecast
8.2.6 Indonesia
8.2.6.1 Market Trends
8.2.6.2 Market Forecast
8.2.7 Others
8.2.7.1 Market Trends
8.2.7.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Europe
8.3.1 Germany
8.3.1.1 Market Trends
8.3.1.2 Market Forecast
8.3.2 France
8.3.2.1 Market Trends
8.3.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3.3 United Kingdom
8.3.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.3.2 Market Forecast
8.3.4 Italy
8.3.4.1 Market Trends
8.3.4.2 Market Forecast
8.3.5 Spain
8.3.5.1 Market Trends
8.3.5.2 Market Forecast
8.3.6 Russia
8.3.6.1 Market Trends
8.3.6.2 Market Forecast
8.3.7 Others
8.3.7.1 Market Trends
8.3.7.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Latin America
8.4.1 Brazil
8.4.1.1 Market Trends
8.4.1.2 Market Forecast
8.4.2 Mexico
8.4.2.1 Market Trends
8.4.2.2 Market Forecast
8.4.3 Others
8.4.3.1 Market Trends
8.4.3.2 Market Forecast
8.5 Middle East and Africa
8.5.1 Market Trends
8.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
8.5.3 Market Forecast
9 Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities
9.1 Overview
9.2 Drivers
9.3 Restraints
9.4 Opportunities
10 Value Chain Analysis
11 Porters Five Forces Analysis
11.1 Overview
11.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
11.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
11.4 Degree of Competition
11.5 Threat of New Entrants
11.6 Threat of Substitutes
12 Price Analysis
13 Competitive Landscape
13.1 Market Structure
13.2 Key Players
13.3 Profiles of Key Players
13.3.1 Afinia
13.3.1.1 Company Overview
13.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.2 Fargo 3D Printing
13.3.2.1 Company Overview
13.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.3 Formlabs
13.3.3.1 Company Overview
13.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.4 Materialise NV
13.3.4.1 Company Overview
13.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.4.3 Financials
13.3.5 Prusa Research a.s.
13.3.5.1 Company Overview
13.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.6 Stratasys Ltd.
13.3.6.1 Company Overview
13.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.6.3 Financials
13.3.7 UltiMaker
13.3.7.1 Company Overview
13.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.
Figure 1: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019-2024
Figure 3: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 4: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2024
Figure 5: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2024
Figure 6: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2024
Figure 7: Global: 3D Printing in Education (3D Printers) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 8: Global: 3D Printing in Education (3D Printers) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 9: Global: 3D Printing in Education (3D Printing Services and Materials) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 10: Global: 3D Printing in Education (3D Printing Services and Materials) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 11: Global: 3D Printing in Education (Higher Education) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 12: Global: 3D Printing in Education (Higher Education) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 13: Global: 3D Printing in Education (K-12) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 14: Global: 3D Printing in Education (K-12) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 15: North America: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 16: North America: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 17: United States: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 18: United States: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 19: Canada: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 20: Canada: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 21: Asia-Pacific: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 22: Asia-Pacific: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 23: China: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 24: China: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 25: Japan: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 26: Japan: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 27: India: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 28: India: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 29: South Korea: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 30: South Korea: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 31: Australia: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 32: Australia: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 33: Indonesia: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 34: Indonesia: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 35: Others: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 36: Others: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 37: Europe: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 38: Europe: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 39: Germany: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 40: Germany: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 41: France: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 42: France: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 43: United Kingdom: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 44: United Kingdom: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 45: Italy: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 46: Italy: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 47: Spain: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 48: Spain: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 49: Russia: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 50: Russia: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 51: Others: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 52: Others: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 53: Latin America: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 54: Latin America: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 55: Brazil: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 56: Brazil: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 57: Mexico: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 58: Mexico: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 59: Others: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 60: Others: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 61: Middle East and Africa: 3D Printing in Education Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 62: Middle East and Africa: 3D Printing in Education Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2024
Figure 63: Middle East and Africa: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 64: Global: 3D Printing in Education Industry: Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities
Figure 65: Global: 3D Printing in Education Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 66: Global: 3D Printing in Education Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis
Table 1: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2024 & 2033
Table 2: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 3: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 4: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 5: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market: Competitive Structure
Table 6: Global: 3D Printing in Education Market: Key Players
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