Size of the US Educational Services industry
NAICS 61, Educational Services. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.
Key figures
- Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
- $89.6 billion
- 2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars - Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
- $30.6 billion
- 2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars - Employment
- 3,329,959
- 2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Over time
How it has changed
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $30.0 billion |
| 2026-Q1 | $30.1 billion |
| 2025-Q4 | $29.9 billion |
| 2025-Q3 | $29.5 billion |
| 2025-Q2 | $29.1 billion |
| 2025-Q1 | $28.5 billion |
| 2024-Q4 | $28.2 billion |
| 2024-Q3 | $27.9 billion |
| 2024-Q2 | $27.8 billion |
| 2024-Q1 | $26.7 billion |
| 2023-Q4 | $26.0 billion |
| 2023-Q3 | $25.6 billion |
| 2023-Q2 | $25.1 billion |
| 2023-Q1 | $24.8 billion |
| 2022-Q4 | $24.0 billion |
| 2022-Q3 | $23.6 billion |
| 2022-Q2 | $22.2 billion |
| 2022-Q1 | $22.0 billion |
| 2021-Q4 | $21.0 billion |
| 2021-Q3 | $19.8 billion |
| 2021-Q2 | $19.2 billion |
| 2021-Q1 | $18.5 billion |
| 2020-Q4 | $17.7 billion |
| 2020-Q3 | $17.1 billion |
| 2020-Q2 | $14.0 billion |
| 2020-Q1 | $18.7 billion |
| 2019-Q4 | $19.0 billion |
| 2019-Q3 | $18.0 billion |
| 2019-Q2 | $17.8 billion |
| 2019-Q1 | $17.9 billion |
| 2018-Q4 | $17.7 billion |
| 2018-Q3 | $17.8 billion |
| 2018-Q2 | $17.5 billion |
| 2018-Q1 | $17.1 billion |
| 2017-Q4 | $16.9 billion |
| 2017-Q3 | $16.7 billion |
| 2017-Q2 | $16.1 billion |
| 2017-Q1 | $16.0 billion |
| 2016-Q4 | $15.6 billion |
| 2016-Q3 | $15.6 billion |
| 2016-Q2 | $16.1 billion |
| 2016-Q1 | $15.6 billion |
| 2015-Q4 | $15.4 billion |
| 2015-Q3 | $15.2 billion |
| 2015-Q2 | $15.2 billion |
| 2015-Q1 | $14.9 billion |
| 2014-Q4 | $14.8 billion |
| 2014-Q3 | $14.7 billion |
| 2014-Q2 | $14.4 billion |
| 2014-Q1 | $13.9 billion |
| 2013-Q4 | $13.7 billion |
| 2013-Q3 | $13.8 billion |
| 2013-Q2 | $13.8 billion |
| 2013-Q1 | $13.5 billion |
| 2012-Q4 | $13.3 billion |
| 2012-Q3 | $13.5 billion |
| 2012-Q2 | $12.8 billion |
| 2012-Q1 | $13.8 billion |
| 2011-Q4 | $13.4 billion |
| 2011-Q3 | $13.1 billion |
| 2011-Q2 | $12.8 billion |
| 2011-Q1 | $12.6 billion |
| 2010-Q4 | $12.4 billion |
| 2010-Q3 | $12.2 billion |
| 2010-Q2 | $12.0 billion |
| 2010-Q1 | $12.1 billion |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: Educational Services
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | $353 billion |
| 2025-Q4 | $352 billion |
| 2025-Q3 | $349 billion |
| 2025-Q2 | $343 billion |
| 2025-Q1 | $344 billion |
| 2024-Q4 | $344 billion |
| 2024-Q3 | $337 billion |
| 2024-Q2 | $331 billion |
| 2024-Q1 | $328 billion |
| 2023-Q4 | $324 billion |
| 2023-Q3 | $318 billion |
| 2023-Q2 | $315 billion |
| 2023-Q1 | $309 billion |
| 2022-Q4 | $306 billion |
| 2022-Q3 | $300 billion |
| 2022-Q2 | $291 billion |
| 2022-Q1 | $286 billion |
| 2021-Q4 | $281 billion |
| 2021-Q3 | $275 billion |
| 2021-Q2 | $266 billion |
| 2021-Q1 | $257 billion |
| 2020-Q4 | $250 billion |
| 2020-Q3 | $257 billion |
| 2020-Q2 | $243 billion |
| 2020-Q1 | $272 billion |
| 2019-Q4 | $274 billion |
| 2019-Q3 | $273 billion |
| 2019-Q2 | $269 billion |
| 2019-Q1 | $265 billion |
| 2018-Q4 | $263 billion |
| 2018-Q3 | $258 billion |
| 2018-Q2 | $255 billion |
| 2018-Q1 | $253 billion |
| 2017-Q4 | $248 billion |
| 2017-Q3 | $246 billion |
| 2017-Q2 | $244 billion |
| 2017-Q1 | $245 billion |
| 2016-Q4 | $246 billion |
| 2016-Q3 | $243 billion |
| 2016-Q2 | $243 billion |
| 2016-Q1 | $240 billion |
| 2015-Q4 | $236 billion |
| 2015-Q3 | $232 billion |
| 2015-Q2 | $229 billion |
| 2015-Q1 | $229 billion |
| 2014-Q4 | $227 billion |
| 2014-Q3 | $227 billion |
| 2014-Q2 | $224 billion |
| 2014-Q1 | $221 billion |
| 2013-Q4 | $221 billion |
| 2013-Q3 | $217 billion |
| 2013-Q2 | $216 billion |
| 2013-Q1 | $215 billion |
| 2012-Q4 | $214 billion |
| 2012-Q3 | $215 billion |
| 2012-Q2 | $215 billion |
| 2012-Q1 | $213 billion |
| 2011-Q4 | $208 billion |
| 2011-Q3 | $207 billion |
| 2011-Q2 | $206 billion |
| 2011-Q1 | $204 billion |
| 2010-Q4 | $202 billion |
| 2010-Q3 | $201 billion |
| 2010-Q2 | $198 billion |
| 2010-Q1 | $195 billion |
| 2009-Q4 | $191 billion |
| 2009-Q3 | $189 billion |
| 2009-Q2 | $187 billion |
| 2009-Q1 | $185 billion |
| 2008-Q4 | $176 billion |
| 2008-Q3 | $171 billion |
| 2008-Q2 | $164 billion |
| 2008-Q1 | $160 billion |
| 2007-Q4 | $156 billion |
| 2007-Q3 | $153 billion |
| 2007-Q2 | $149 billion |
| 2007-Q1 | $148 billion |
| 2006-Q4 | $145 billion |
| 2006-Q3 | $144 billion |
| 2006-Q2 | $142 billion |
| 2006-Q1 | $140 billion |
| 2005-Q4 | $135 billion |
| 2005-Q3 | $134 billion |
| 2005-Q2 | $132 billion |
| 2005-Q1 | $131 billion |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP by Industry · Current dollars · Agency label: Educational services
NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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| Period | Value | NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | 3,329,959 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q4 | 3,308,932 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3,238,913 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q2 | 3,100,494 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q1 | 3,330,930 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q4 | 3,289,614 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3,212,237 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q2 | 3,087,981 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q1 | 3,271,582 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q4 | 3,218,777 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q3 | 3,148,914 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q2 | 3,018,541 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q1 | 3,176,047 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q4 | 3,102,176 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q3 | 3,032,684 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q2 | 2,875,350 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q1 | 3,029,390 | 2022 |
| 2021-Q4 | 2,962,392 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q3 | 2,846,671 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q2 | 2,724,913 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q1 | 2,840,807 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q4 | 2,745,317 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q3 | 2,667,391 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q2 | 2,526,115 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q1 | 3,018,135 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q4 | 3,016,325 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q3 | 2,935,990 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q2 | 2,826,158 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q1 | 3,007,341 | 2017 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,926,820 |
| 2022 | 3,743,840 |
| 2021 | 3,488,028 |
| 2020 | 3,832,033 |
| 2019 | 3,808,801 |
| 2018 | 3,731,157 |
| 2017 | 3,688,541 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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| Period | Value | NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | 173,246 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q4 | 172,653 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q3 | 171,308 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q2 | 169,522 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q1 | 168,757 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q4 | 169,680 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q3 | 168,659 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q2 | 166,978 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q1 | 165,377 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q4 | 164,931 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q3 | 163,310 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q2 | 160,904 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q1 | 159,406 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q4 | 156,692 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q3 | 154,575 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q2 | 151,153 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q1 | 148,824 | 2022 |
| 2021-Q4 | 145,289 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q3 | 142,857 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q2 | 139,687 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q1 | 137,511 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q4 | 136,708 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q3 | 134,488 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q2 | 131,827 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q1 | 130,863 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q4 | 129,611 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q3 | 128,459 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q2 | 126,644 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q1 | 125,312 | 2017 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 118,004 |
| 2022 | 114,806 |
| 2021 | 111,543 |
| 2020 | 110,087 |
| 2019 | 108,285 |
| 2018 | 106,939 |
| 2017 | 105,173 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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| Period | Value | NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | $53.5 billion | 2022 |
| 2025-Q4 | $55.8 billion | 2022 |
| 2025-Q3 | $53.2 billion | 2022 |
| 2025-Q2 | $52.8 billion | 2022 |
| 2025-Q1 | $52.1 billion | 2022 |
| 2024-Q4 | $53.9 billion | 2022 |
| 2024-Q3 | $51.1 billion | 2022 |
| 2024-Q2 | $50.5 billion | 2022 |
| 2024-Q1 | $49.6 billion | 2022 |
| 2023-Q4 | $50.8 billion | 2022 |
| 2023-Q3 | $48.2 billion | 2022 |
| 2023-Q2 | $47.4 billion | 2022 |
| 2023-Q1 | $46.7 billion | 2022 |
| 2022-Q4 | $47.5 billion | 2022 |
| 2022-Q3 | $46.1 billion | 2022 |
| 2022-Q2 | $44.0 billion | 2022 |
| 2022-Q1 | $41.9 billion | 2022 |
| 2021-Q4 | $45.0 billion | 2017 |
| 2021-Q3 | $41.4 billion | 2017 |
| 2021-Q2 | $40.7 billion | 2017 |
| 2021-Q1 | $38.3 billion | 2017 |
| 2020-Q4 | $41.1 billion | 2017 |
| 2020-Q3 | $37.8 billion | 2017 |
| 2020-Q2 | $37.8 billion | 2017 |
| 2020-Q1 | $39.2 billion | 2017 |
| 2019-Q4 | $40.6 billion | 2017 |
| 2019-Q3 | $38.4 billion | 2017 |
| 2019-Q2 | $38.3 billion | 2017 |
| 2019-Q1 | $37.4 billion | 2017 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $198 billion |
| 2022 | $180 billion |
| 2021 | $167 billion |
| 2020 | $159 billion |
| 2019 | $157 billion |
| 2018 | $148 billion |
| 2017 | $143 billion |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
The ledger
Every published measure
| Measure | Source | Latest | Period | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value added (GDP by industry)Current dollars | GDP by Industry | $347 billion | 2025 | 1997–2025 · 29 published |
| Value added, seasonally adjusted annual rateCurrent dollars | GDP by Industry | $353 billion | 2026-Q1 | 2005-Q1–2026-Q1 · 85 published |
| EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter | Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | 3,329,959 | 2026-Q1 | 2019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published |
| EstablishmentsPrivate ownership | Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | 173,246 | 2026-Q1 | 2019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published |
| Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownership | Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | $53.5 billion | 2026-Q1 | 2019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published |
| Annual payroll | County Business Patterns | $198 billion | 2023 | 2017–2023 · 7 published |
| EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12 | County Business Patterns | 3,926,820 | 2023 | 2017–2023 · 7 published |
| Establishments | County Business Patterns | 118,004 | 2023 | 2017–2023 · 7 published |
| Annual payroll | Economic Census | $29.7 billion | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12 | Economic Census | 838,902 | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| Establishments | Economic Census | 89,452 | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| Firms | Economic Census | 82,897 | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollars | Economic Census | $89.6 billion | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollars | Quarterly Services Survey | $30.6 billion | 2026-Q2 | 2010-Q1–2026-Q2 · 66 published |
| Revenue, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollars | Quarterly Services Survey | $30.0 billion | 2026-Q2 | 2010-Q1–2026-Q2 · 66 published |
Breakdown
Industries within Educational Services
| NAICS | Industry | Size | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | Educational Services | $89.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census | 3,329,9592026-Q1 · QCEW |
Companies
Public companies in this industry
Companies Palanor tracks whose GICS classification maps to NAICS 61. The mapping is Palanor’s, one GICS sub-industry to one NAICS code; a company’s own mix of business can span several.
- DUOL Duolingo
- LOPE Grand Canyon Education
Sources
Where every number comes from
- GDP by Industry, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Quarterly and annual. Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
- County Business Patterns, U.S. Census Bureau. Annual. Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
- Economic Census, U.S. Census Bureau. Every five years (2017, 2022). Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
- Quarterly Services Survey, U.S. Census Bureau. Quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.