Sector Detail

Education Infrastructure

International K-12 school campuses, technical vocational institutes, and specialized training centers.

The global picture

More learners than places to teach them.

UNESCO counts 273 million children and young people out of school, a number that has risen for seven years running, and estimates that 44 million more primary and secondary teachers are needed by 2030.

Employers also want technical and vocational skills that traditional campuses were not built to teach.

  • 273mChildren and young people out of school (UNESCO, 2026)1
  • 44mAdditional primary and secondary teachers needed by 2030 (UNESCO)2
The UAE picture

Private schooling that keeps growing.

Dubai's private schools enrolled 406,563 students at the start of the 2026–27 year. The emirate's Education 33 strategy aims to place Dubai among the world's top ten cities for education by 2033.

New residential communities need schools within reach, and operators need campuses they do not have to fund themselves.

  • 100+New private schools targeted in Dubai by 2033 (Education 33 strategy)4
  • 406,563Students in Dubai's private schools at the start of 2026–27 (KHDA)5
The gap

Good operators can fill schools faster than they can fund campuses.

  1. 01

    Campus supply

    New communities need schools nearby, on land set aside for them.

  2. 02

    Capital-light growth

    Operators grow faster when a long-term owner funds the buildings.

  3. 03

    Technical and vocational

    Training for skilled work needs workshops and laboratories, not only classrooms.

Our role

How Epiidosis works in Education Infrastructure

Epiidosis owns education real estate for the long term, in partnership with established operators who run the schools and institutes.

Sources

  1. UNESCO, out-of-school children and youth, March 2026
  2. UNESCO, Global Report on Teachers (UN News)
  3. Dubai Media Office, Education 33 strategy
  4. Dubai Media Office, Dubai's private school sector
  5. Gulf News (KHDA), Dubai private school enrolment, October 2026

Market figures are quoted from the organisations listed and were checked in November 2026. They are given for context only and are not investment advice or an offer.

Sector Engagement

Bilateral opportunities in Education Infrastructure.

Operators, developers, and landowners active in education infrastructure may submit a structured inquiry for evaluation against the firm's mandate criteria.