The Education Industry is composed of privately or publicly owned establishments that provide instruction and training on a wide variety of subjects.
At the moment, with the upsurge of unemployment and economy doing poorly, the education system has witnessed more working adults upgrade their education leading to higher enrolment and increased profits at the institutions thereby making India the second largest E-learning market in the industry.
There is currently an upsurge of competition, expenses for new and prospective students in the education industry and students consequently losing interest in studies, dropping out altogether.
Barriers to entry in the industry are important. The start-up phase can be difficult as it can be very expensive for a potential market entrant to build a school from scratch. Also, technology investment can be complex and quite expensive, particularly for online education. Financial constraints can limit a school's ability to expand. Schools prefer to tap the equity market, when their share prices are at elevated levels, rather than issue debt.