AUS Education & Training Ed Tech - PPC Market Share Analysis March 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the AUS Ed Tech category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Ed Tech – AUS

Google AI Overview visibility for Education & Training Ed Tech AUS

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 27.3966984518
72.6033015482
27%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 11
89
11%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 3%
Transactional 1%
Navigational 4%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 3%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Education & Training Ed Tech brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
ixl.com 86.04
scitech.org.au 5.76
pascalpress.com.au 0.95
forbes.com 0.86
rmit.edu.au 0.47
aim.com.au 0.46
getsmarter.com 0.46
grow.google 0.44
twinkl.com.au 0.36
coursiv.io 0.36
others 3.84
  • ixl.com - 86.04%
  • scitech.org.au - 5.76%
  • pascalpress.com.au - 0.95%
  • forbes.com - 0.86%
  • rmit.edu.au - 0.47%
  • aim.com.au - 0.46%
  • getsmarter.com - 0.46%
  • grow.google - 0.44%
  • twinkl.com.au - 0.36%
  • coursiv.io - 0.36%
  • others - 3.84%

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In the education PPC landscape, ixl.com dominates with 86.04% click share, overshadowing others like scitech.org.au at 5.76%. Meanwhile, ‘others’ collectively hold 3.84%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Education & Training Ed Tech brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date ixl.com aim.com.au forbes.com coursiv.io scitech.org.au rmit.edu.au getsmarter.com torrens.edu.au grow.google mit.edu
2026/03/01 10.53% 0.47% 13.66% 5.92% 2.78% 8.73% 2.26% 12.2% 8.1% 0.36%
2026/03/02 14.87% 0% 11.59% 7.22% 6% 8.81% 6.22% 2.89% 8.6% 0.09%
2026/03/03 16.95% 0.19% 15.06% 7.19% 5.08% 11.69% 1.92% 2.3% 6.84% 3.86%
2026/03/04 16.4% 3.61% 13.64% 8.26% 7.51% 9.42% 1.29% 2.01% 7.28% 2.47%
2026/03/05 13.34% 5.94% 13.52% 8.23% 0.09% 10.9% 4.62% 2.81% 5.79% 3.15%
2026/03/06 18.99% 1.26% 11.58% 5.89% 0.07% 12.24% 3.31% 1.15% 5.06% 1.06%
2026/03/07 14.39% 3.97% 9.64% 5.63% 3.87% 5.2% 6.11% 0.86% 5.77% 3.49%
2026/03/08 14% 1.67% 13.27% 7.56% 5.92% 4.34% 1.92% 2.3% 9.2% 3.23%
2026/03/09 11.97% 1.53% 14.96% 7.42% 2.64% 5.27% 3.77% 2.49% 6.85% 3.23%
2026/03/10 13.73% 1.27% 15.01% 5.82% 2.23% 9.87% 7.14% 2.82% 6.41% 3.96%
2026/03/11 16% 6.34% 14.06% 7.33% 0% 10.7% 2.38% 3.53% 3.88% 3.18%
2026/03/12 16.93% 5.57% 8.34% 6.04% 0% 10% 7.41% 1.56% 4.46% 0.72%
2026/03/13 11.65% 4.22% 10.11% 5.9% 0.04% 8.47% 5.59% 0.73% 4.71% 3.8%
2026/03/14 14.79% 4.15% 9.41% 6.34% 5.2% 4.89% 5.66% 3.1% 9.39% 4.07%
2026/03/15 13.83% 5.41% 7.78% 4.29% 4.16% 2.26% 1.82% 4.16% 7.73% 6.21%
2026/03/16 16.24% 1.86% 13.48% 6.39% 3.06% 0.87% 4% 2.71% 5.59% 4.91%
2026/03/17 15.88% 7.23% 14.45% 2.82% 1.77% 4.51% 2.72% 1.2% 5.7% 5.01%
2026/03/18 3.38% 10.74% 17.07% 2.82% 2.18% 0.62% 9.68% 2.33% 7.95% 0.78%
2026/03/19 21.13% 10.91% 14.41% 6.77% 0% 1.35% 5.22% 2.52% 3.48% 1.09%
2026/03/20 18.67% 7.95% 10.25% 3.7% 0.11% 0.61% 5.94% 5% 6.65% 0.85%
2026/03/21 18.41% 6.42% 12.58% 3.04% 4.1% 1.2% 9.44% 5.85% 3.17% 5.55%
2026/03/22 15.6% 10.87% 6.89% 2.23% 2.79% 3.76% 7.5% 7.22% 6.89% 4.48%
2026/03/23 18.92% 11.74% 10.44% 3.14% 1.66% 4.07% 8.04% 3.66% 3.26% 3.41%
2026/03/24 19.18% 11.72% 13.43% 4.4% 1.75% 2.81% 4.74% 4.04% 3.19% 2.7%
2026/03/25 14.63% 12.59% 14.41% 3.46% 0.68% 2.73% 5.04% 4.47% 2.75% 0.53%
2026/03/26 21.52% 14.2% 7.68% 3.48% 0% 5.71% 8.26% 4.52% 2.1% 1.03%
2026/03/27 25.78% 14.26% 6.85% 4.29% 0% 0.06% 9.6% 2.29% 0.86% 0.24%
2026/03/28 15.29% 14.16% 12.56% 3.61% 0.06% 2.82% 13.31% 3.62% 2.04% 0.19%
2026/03/29 15.66% 11.36% 14.64% 5.62% 4.01% 1.82% 8.96% 2.85% 5.89% 1.33%
2026/03/30 16.55% 13.85% 14.54% 5.72% 2.58% 4.19% 8.4% 1.73% 4.66% 1.74%
2026/03/31 19.29% 14.38% 9.89% 8.57% 3.41% 3.02% 2.01% 1.62% 1.18% 0.49%
  • ixl.com
  • aim.com.au
  • forbes.com
  • coursiv.io
  • scitech.org.au
  • rmit.edu.au
  • getsmarter.com
  • torrens.edu.au
  • grow.google
  • mit.edu

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In March 2026, ixl.com led with fluctuating spend, peaking at 25.78. aim.com.au steadily increased, ending at 14.38. forbes.com showed volatility, closing at 9.89. Overall, dynamic shifts marked the month.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Education & Training Ed Tech

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/03/01 69
2026/03/02 75
2026/03/03 73
2026/03/04 76
2026/03/05 73
2026/03/06 78
2026/03/07 78
2026/03/08 76
2026/03/09 82
2026/03/10 80
2026/03/11 79
2026/03/12 72
2026/03/13 76
2026/03/14 82
2026/03/15 82
2026/03/16 73
2026/03/17 75
2026/03/18 89
2026/03/19 69
2026/03/20 73
2026/03/21 72
2026/03/22 73
2026/03/23 81
2026/03/24 73
2026/03/25 74
2026/03/26 68
2026/03/27 67
2026/03/28 72
2026/03/29 71
2026/03/30 74
2026/03/31 62

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March began with 69 advertisers, peaking at 89 mid-month. A decline followed, ending at 62.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Education & Training Ed Tech

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
ixl.com 4.08%
aim.com.au 0.48%
getsmarter.com 0.24%
teaching.com.au 0.11%
torrens.edu.au 0.09%
pascalpress.com.au -0.18%
grow.google -0.24%
matrix.edu.au -0.24%
rmit.edu.au -0.45%
scitech.org.au -2.95%

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In the education sector, ixl.com surged with a 4.08% click share increase, while scitech.org.au faced a 2.95% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Education & Training Ed Tech Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date ixl.com scitech.org.au aim.com.au forbes.com coursiv.io pascalpress.com.au rmit.edu.au getsmarter.com grow.google matrix.edu.au
2026/03/01 66.37% 5.51% 0.12% 3.93% 1.64% 1.08% 2.57% 0.73% 2.2% 0%
2026/03/02 55.69% 12.76% 0% 3.12% 1.92% 0.92% 2.61% 2.17% 2.85% 0%
2026/03/03 60.07% 12.46% 0.04% 4.1% 1.72% 1.23% 3.29% 0.65% 2.24% 0%
2026/03/04 57.26% 16.31% 0.99% 3.43% 2.23% 1.4% 2.64% 0.3% 2.44% 0%
2026/03/05 62.58% 0.15% 2.13% 4.54% 2.36% 1.91% 3.62% 2.04% 2.2% 0%
2026/03/06 61.81% 0.08% 0.23% 2.57% 1.02% 1.62% 2.75% 1.05% 1.38% 14.13%
2026/03/07 50.51% 8.15% 0.94% 2.48% 1.25% 0.69% 1.85% 2.03% 1.63% 12.98%
2026/03/08 52.24% 12.68% 0.44% 3.8% 1.85% 1.5% 1.53% 0.66% 3.09% 5.96%
2026/03/09 54.89% 8.84% 0.48% 4.91% 2.17% 1.27% 2.02% 1.77% 2.64% 0%
2026/03/10 58.47% 6.39% 0.38% 4.64% 1.8% 1.01% 3.61% 3.11% 1.82% 0%
2026/03/11 66.55% 0% 1.69% 4.12% 1.91% 1.28% 3.38% 0.83% 1.22% 0%
2026/03/12 59.75% 0% 1.2% 2.14% 1.25% 1.14% 3.12% 2.59% 1.3% 0%
2026/03/13 56.97% 0.07% 1.17% 2.95% 1.59% 2.41% 2.87% 2.45% 1.98% 0%
2026/03/14 56.29% 13.05% 1.05% 2.46% 1.73% 1.39% 1.57% 2.1% 2.93% 0%
2026/03/15 50.4% 9.4% 1.56% 1.78% 1% 1.74% 0.47% 0.45% 2.09% 0%
2026/03/16 62.63% 5.75% 0.44% 3.57% 1.65% 2.3% 0.24% 1.16% 1.88% 0%
2026/03/17 62.45% 3.94% 2.35% 4.16% 0.83% 2.72% 1.08% 0.94% 2.05% 0%
2026/03/18 23.07% 7.12% 4.25% 8.24% 1.15% 3.61% 0.26% 6.09% 4.24% 0%
2026/03/19 72.39% 0% 2.64% 3.51% 1.49% 1.93% 0.45% 1.36% 0.92% 0%
2026/03/20 68.41% 0.14% 2.08% 2.54% 1.01% 1.69% 0.14% 1.95% 2.62% 0%
2026/03/21 62.77% 8.98% 1.57% 3.22% 0.7% 0.78% 0.56% 2.66% 0.8% 0%
2026/03/22 60.35% 7.64% 2.93% 1.8% 0.61% 1.07% 1.17% 2.81% 2.13% 0%
2026/03/23 67.43% 2.77% 2.71% 2.59% 0.75% 1.6% 1.33% 2.79% 1.04% 0%
2026/03/24 69.22% 2.9% 2.99% 3.6% 1.01% 0.67% 0.66% 1.55% 0.95% 0%
2026/03/25 61.96% 1.73% 3.47% 4.26% 0.98% 1.46% 0.61% 1.75% 0.92% 0%
2026/03/26 75.04% 0% 3.45% 1.82% 0.64% 1.83% 1.17% 2.75% 0.39% 0%
2026/03/27 76.68% 0% 3.43% 1.07% 0.71% 1.87% 0.01% 2.32% 0.16% 0%
2026/03/28 63.43% 0.09% 5.4% 3.98% 1.02% 1.91% 0.81% 5.07% 0.66% 0%
2026/03/29 61.27% 10.14% 3.24% 4.07% 1.38% 1.26% 0.7% 3.03% 1.56% 0%
2026/03/30 64.74% 5.35% 3.99% 3.88% 1.49% 0.78% 1.21% 2.66% 1.23% 0%
2026/03/31 69.58% 6.49% 3.16% 2.28% 1.87% 1.11% 0.77% 0.47% 0.34% 0%
  • ixl.com
  • scitech.org.au
  • aim.com.au
  • forbes.com
  • coursiv.io
  • pascalpress.com.au
  • rmit.edu.au
  • getsmarter.com
  • grow.google
  • matrix.edu.au

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In March 2026, ixl.com dominated with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 76.68%. Scitech.org.au showed sporadic activity, while matrix.edu.au had brief spikes. Aim.com.au and forbes.com maintained low but steady shares. Coursiv.io and pascalpress.com.au had minor fluctuations. Rmit.edu.au and getsmarter.com experienced varied trends. Grow.google ended with a decline.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Education & Training Ed Tech

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Education & Training Ed Tech - Last month
  1. 1
    AI Essentials for Business | Master AI Concepts https://shortcourses.aim.com.au

    Explore Generative and Agentic AI to enhance business workflows. Build the right AI foundation to boost productivity and innovation.

  2. 2
    Best AI certification 2026 - There's One Clear Winner https://www.forbes.com › ai › certificate

    Find the Best Online AI Certification programs and Fast-Track Your Career in Tech Today! Forbes™ Top AI Certificate Programs 2026.

  3. 3
    MIT Professional Education - 12 Week AI & ML Program https://professionalonline2.mit.edu › ai&ml › program

    Understand AI & ML techniques and how you can use it to make data-driven decisions. Develop an informed view on where AI & ML can be used...

  4. 4
    Artificial Intelligence Courses - Online, TAFE Courses https://www.tafecourses.com.au

    Find & Compare Courses From Some of Australia's Best TAFEs & Education Providers. Begin Your Course Search & Download Free Course Guides...

  5. 5
    ICT30120 - Certificate III in Information Technology https://www.upskilled.edu.au

    Get Equipped Across a Wide Range of IT Courses w/ Upskilled™. No Set-up Fees.Study Online.

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In the competitive landscape of AI education, AIM’s ad highlights AI’s transformative potential for business, while Forbes positions its certification as a career catalyst. MIT emphasizes data-driven decision-making, TAFE offers diverse course comparisons, and Upskilled promotes accessible IT education.

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