Pearson competitors, on the record

Who Pearson names

In its own words

1. AQA, Cambridge Assessment, OCR

   Word for word“The UK & International Qualifications business competes with companies such as AQA, Cambridge Assessment and OCR, as well as a number of specialised players.” 20-F for 2025

2. Babbel, Busuu, Duolingo

   Word for word“In the online language learning market, the Group competes with businesses such as Duolingo, Babbel and Busuu, as well as a number of smaller players.” 20-F for 2025

3. Cambium, Data Recognition Corp (DRC), Educational Testing Service (ETS), NWEA

   Word for word“In Assessment & Qualifications, the Group competes with other companies offering test development and administration including Cambium, Data Recognition Corp (DRC), Educational Testing Service (ETS), and NWEA.” 20-F for 2025

4. Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill Education

   Word for word“These companies include publishers such as Cengage Learning and McGraw-Hill Education, as well as non-mainstream publishers.” 20-F for 2025

5. City & Guilds

   Word for word“In Enterprise Learning & Skills, the Vocational Qualifications business competes with companies such as City & Guilds, alongside other niche and local market providers.” 20-F for 2025

6. HiSET

   Word for word“The Group’s GED business competes with companies such as HiSET in high school equivalency.” 20-F for 2025

7. iELTS, TOEFL

   Word for word“In Pearson Test of English, the Group competes with alternative tests including iELTS and TOEFL.” 20-F for 2025

8. Macmillan, Oxford University Press

   Word for word“In English Language Learning, the Group competes with Oxford University Press, Macmillan and other publishers within its Institutional segment.” 20-F for 2025

9. Meazure Learning, Prometric, PSI

   Word for word“Pearson Professional Assessments competes with companies such as Prometric, PSI and Meazure Learning, as well as a number of other modular players.” 20-F for 2025

10. MHS, WPS

    Word for word“The Clinical Assessment business competes with companies such as MHS and WPS.” 20-F for 2025

11. Skillsoft

    Word for word“In addition, the business of content/courseware creation for enterprises competes with providers such as Skillsoft, and the enterprise data, technology, assessment and learning businesses compete with learning platforms such as Guild in education-as-a-benefit, credential platforms such as Accredible, talent management platforms such as Eightfold.ai, data services such as Emsi, and skills and ability testing businesses such as SHL.” 20-F for 2025

12. Stride

    Word for word“In Virtual Learning, the Group competes with companies such as Stride in virtual schools, alongside players that specialise in a particular academic discipline or focus on a learning technology.” 20-F for 2025

Who names Pearson

Companies whose own annual reports name Pearson as a competitor.

1. McGraw Hill · 2026

   Word for word“Generally speaking, our competitors include AMBOSS, Amplify, Cengage, Curriculum Associates, Elsevier, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Macmillan Learning, Pearson, RELX, Savvas, Wolters Kluwer and certain others.” 10-K for 2026

2. Stride names it as “Pearson PLC (Connections Academy)” · 2026

   Word for word“We compete primarily with companies that provide online curriculum and school support services to K-12 virtual and blended public schools, including Pearson PLC (Connections Academy), Lincoln Learning Solutions, StrongMind, Pansophic Learning, Inspire Charter Schools, and Charter Schools USA, and state administered online programs, among others.” 10-K for 2026

Read from Pearson’s annual reports (20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-13. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.