With the world combating the Coronavirus pandemic, more and more sectors and industries have seen a shift towards the digital spheres. Education is one such big example as an increasing number of universities, schools, and other institutions are shifting their respective curriculum online. Through this, it is projected that the tablet market will see growth this year thanks to a rise in demand.
The forced rapid development of the online education market has directly driven the rise in demand for products that are directly related. This includes electronic gadgets like projectors, printers, and even tablets. According to a new report from IDC, the tablet PC shipments will see a nearly 100 percent year on year growth during the month of February 2020.
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Furthermore, this sudden growth was also well maintained at the 50 percent growth rate in the following month of March 2020. These numbers are inclusive of regular tablets that are available alongside educational tablets PCs that have also been more common release in recent weeks. Educational tablets are gadgets that are more focused towards younger audiences with built in educational resources related to the curriculum, with controlled and pre-installed applications as well.
In the IDC report, China’s tablet market is seeing continuous growth during this period. Back in 2019, over 4 million units of educational tablets were shipped, while 4.4 million units are expected to ship in 2020 and 4.7 million in 2021. This is a stark contrast against the declining regular tablet market, with the former becoming more popular. At the moment, educational tablets are witnessing healthy demand, with figures revealing a similar trend.
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