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Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top education stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Education is Zen Rated A and is the 17th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
AFYA	AFYA LTD	$1.41B	16.20%	8.00%	18.46%	33.40%	0.93	0.98	65.00%	20.10%	37.52%
UDMY	UDEMY INC	$740.67M	-1.70%	-0.60%	0.04%	-0.40%	1.79	1.35	65.00%	-0.50%	0.01%
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$637.68M	8.30%	4.40%	11.64%	12.90%	0.88	2.84	54.20%	3.70%	7.71%
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$1.84B	6.90%	5.50%	8.87%	47.80%	0.28	1.22	47.90%	9.10%	12.90%
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$1.79B	16.00%	12.20%	19.12%	31.30%	0.30	4.47	77.40%	19.20%	26.75%
ATGE	ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC	$3.41B	17.50%	9.10%	16.20%	32.80%	0.97	0.98	57.10%	13.80%	20.25%
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	$4.83B	16.90%	9.50%	19.33%	21.70%	0.74	1.32	30.50%	14.90%	24.26%
PXED	PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC	$1.20B	46.60%	22.50%	54.61%	156.80%	1.03	1.64	56.70%	13.30%	17.97%
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	$4.59B	20.20%	10.30%	22.20%	33.40%	0.89	0.81	26.80%	12.90%	23.23%
COUR	COURSERA INC	$1.35B	-7.40%	-4.80%	-6.97%	28.00%	0.56	2.57	54.40%	-6.20%	-6.09%
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$70.98M	-145.90%	-11.20%	-8.87%	-13.00%	21.84	0.85	74.60%	-22.20%	-11.38%
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$667.26M	7.80%	3.20%	6.45%	4.80%	1.51	0.81	60.30%	2.90%	4.84%
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$1.13B	-6.90%	8.20%	-21.72%	121.20%	-1.83	0.54	44.90%	2.50%	3.90%
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$8.37B	9.80%	4.80%	10.99%	14.50%	0.95	1.65	55.10%	7.40%	10.58%
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$3.30B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.61	1.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$6.33B	4.70%	3.00%	6.47%	11.40%	0.59	2.28	54.40%	6.40%	9.17%
LRN	STRIDE INC	$2.75B	22.00%	14.20%	20.25%	27.70%	0.53	6.78	39.20%	12.80%	17.10%
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$122.40M	19.00%	11.30%	19.64%	26.90%	0.65	2.73	46.30%	11.00%	16.13%
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$4.42B	27.30%	20.60%	30.36%	54.10%	0.36	3.17	53.00%	19.40%	24.94%
HERE	HERE GROUP LTD	$259.91M	51.50%	22.50%	45.03%	-198.70%	0.90	2.14	81.50%	13.20%	17.30%
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$251.04M	N/A	-14.40%	34.65%	14.50%	-3.85	0.71	76.80%	-9.40%	-8.67%
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	$1.30B	20.90%	8.30%	15.07%	13.60%	1.52	1.07	49.70%	7.50%	10.76%
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$123.20M	N/A	-2.00%	2.32%	3.30%	-1.10	1.82	14.30%	-0.60%	0.61%
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$95.07M	-45.00%	-14.70%	-41.32%	-19.60%	1.59	0.95	62.80%	-17.10%	-15.10%
KLC	KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC	$473.27M	-7.70%	-1.80%	1.92%	1.60%	3.17	0.71	22.30%	-2.60%	2.43%
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	$585.77M	-21.80%	-6.80%	-18.26%	-19.80%	2.62	1.03	67.50%	-6.40%	-6.46%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$47.33M	-62.30%	-42.40%	-48.58%	-73.60%	0.28	2.16	28.10%	-602.30%	-612.67%
BTCT	BTC DIGITAL LTD	$13.68M	-19.10%	-17.40%	-14.35%	-21.00%	0.02	75.21	-6.90%	-43.40%	-42.93%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$2.93M	-144.10%	-20.30%	-98.10%	-49.00%	23.24	0.76	23.30%	-36.50%	-33.90%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$75.72M	51.90%	18.10%	34.18%	51.30%	1.32	1.08	86.00%	18.90%	21.77%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$4.02M	-236.10%	-66.80%	-255.39%	-150.00%	2.48	0.90	14.20%	-146.40%	-113.82%
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	$6.65M	-14.80%	-7.20%	-9.62%	-18.10%	0.77	1.44	-25.50%	-97.80%	-87.67%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$5.30M	-51.90%	-10.00%	-24.51%	-5.40%	5.48	0.03	21.90%	-114.50%	-50.69%
BEDU	BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD	$64.97M	-203.80%	-53.10%	-466.53%	-74.90%	3.90	0.68	22.00%	-139.70%	-138.78%
MYND	MYNDAI INC	$29.67M	-185.50%	-28.80%	-39.90%	-49.40%	35.02	0.94	21.10%	-40.30%	-19.84%
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	$30.17M	0.20%	0.10%	0.26%	0.30%	0.50	2.19	18.80%	0.30%	0.61%
FCHL	FITNESS CHAMPS HOLDINGS LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	47.46%	N/A	156.60	0.86	36.10%	4.10%	4.65%
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$7.19M	-4.30%	-2.90%	-3.10%	-22.20%	0.34	3.88	41.70%	-7.50%	-5.90%
VSTA	VASTA PLATFORM LTD	$398.34M	9.90%	6.90%	9.31%	27.90%	0.42	1.50	60.90%	28.10%	32.47%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$13.14M	4.70%	1.60%	-4.44%	-4.40%	1.58	1.70	53.10%	3.30%	-4.97%
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$4.35M	-48.50%	-14.90%	-23.14%	-39.00%	1.67	0.38	67.60%	-32.20%	-33.67%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$16.41M	-32.60%	-19.30%	-19.99%	-23.10%	0.81	8.50	-159.20%	-1,167.80%	-1,044.31%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$143.77M	11.60%	7.90%	12.23%	156.40%	0.38	3.55	68.00%	12.50%	13.57%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$35.25M	-13.00%	-1.90%	-16.54%	8.10%	6.86	0.33	51.40%	-3.00%	-4.51%
KIDZ	CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC	$9.22M	N/A	-16.30%	-5.12%	-9.10%	3.19	1.37	57.80%	-53.20%	-27.85%
VSA	VISIONSYS AI INC	$4.86M	N/A	-127.10%	25.02%	32.10%	-1.03	0.00	40.40%	-69.80%	-67.27%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$46.33M	-36.60%	-26.10%	-39.45%	-97.30%	0.43	3.16	49.60%	-96.30%	-96.33%
RYET	RUANYUN EDAI TECHNOLOGY INC	$39.83M	-1,010.80%	-7.10%	47.95%	-12.70%	-39.44	0.67	56.70%	-5.90%	-3.63%

Education Stocks FAQ

What are the best education stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best education stocks to buy right now are:

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the #1 top education stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has a Due Diligence Score of 66, which is 40 points higher than the education industry average of 26.

AFYA passed 26 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock lose -9.1% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -13 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $19.17, an upside of 27.1% from Afya's current stock price of $15.08.

Afya stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Afya, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) is the #2 top education stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -3 points lower than the education industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UDMY as a "A".

UDMY passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Udemy has seen its stock lose -41.23% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -45 percentage points.

Udemy has an average 1 year price target of $10.20, an upside of 101.58% from Udemy's current stock price of $5.06.

Udemy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Udemy, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is the #3 top education stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 15 points higher than the education industry average of 26.

APEI passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. American Public Education has seen its stock return 69.6% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 66 percentage points.

American Public Education has an average 1 year price target of $40.57, an upside of 15.06% from American Public Education's current stock price of $35.26.

American Public Education stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering American Public Education, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the education stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 education stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 education stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) has an annual dividend yield of 3.07%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 1.78%. Strategic Education's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Strategic Education's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Strategic Education's dividend payout ratio of 48.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.01%, which is the same as the education industry average of 1.78%.

Perdoceo Education's dividend payout ratio of 22.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.54%, which is the same as the education industry average of 1.78%.

Afya's dividend payout ratio of 15.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are education stocks up?

Education stocks were up 0.17% in the last day, and up 3.53% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why education stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued education stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued education stocks right now are:

1. Stride (NYSE:LRN)

Stride (NYSE:LRN) is the most undervalued education stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Stride has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the education industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stride's stock has dropped -41.47% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -45 percentage points.

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED) is the second most undervalued education stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Phoenix Education Partners has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the education industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the third most undervalued education stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Afya has a valuation score of 100, which is 78 points higher than the education industry average of 22. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -9.1% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -13 percentage points.

Are education stocks a good buy now?

44.44% of education stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect education stocks to rise by 45.14% over the next year.

6.9% of education stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 34.48% of education stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.28% are rated C (Hold), 6.9% are rated D (Sell), and 3.45% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the education & training services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the education & training services industry is 14.81x.

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Sectors & Industries Consumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top education stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Education Stocks FAQ

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

3. American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)

1. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

2. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

1. Stride (NYSE:LRN)

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer DefensiveEducation & Training ServicesBest Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)Top education stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Education Stocks FAQ

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

3. American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)

1. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

2. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

1. Stride (NYSE:LRN)

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

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Sectors & Industries Consumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top education stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.