AI Agents in Education Statistics 2025: Usage, Impact, and Market Growth

The education landscape is changing rapidly thanks to the advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Students are now more dependent on AI tools than ever, from researching to ideating for creative homework.

Here, we’ll check out the relevant AI Agents in Education statistics to showcase AI’s impact on the education sector.

Key Takeaways

• 46% of students in grade 10 to 12 admit to using AI agents for homework
• 90% of students consider ChatGPT to be a better alternative to live tutors
• 60% of teachers use AI in their classrooms for education
• Students report 30% better retention due to AI’s flexible and personalized learning plans
• 95% of students have improved their grades using AI agents
• ChatGPT is used by 83% of students; higher than any other AI tool
• 65% of teachers worry about plagiarism due to AI adoption

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No of Students Using AI Agents

According to an ACT study, 46% of students studying in grade 10 to 12 admitted to using AI agents or tools to study or complete their homework.

Out of this, 28% of students used AI a few times weekly for their studies, and 8% used AI agents daily for completing their homework.

The rest 54% of the students surveyed didn’t use AI for their homework, for varying reasons. These reasons are shown in the table below:

Plus, 90% of students using ChatGPT consider it to be a better alternative to live tutors.

Source: ACT

No of Teachers Using AI Agents

In terms of teachers, 60% of teachers surveyed by Forbes Advisor admitted to using AI agents or tools in their classrooms, either to teach or to streamline their daily responsibilities.

The table below shows the percentage of teachers using AI agents for different requirements.

Source: Forbes Advisor

Academic Performance Impact

Surprisingly, 95% of students have claimed that their grades improved after using AI agents and tools like ChatGPT for their studies.

Plus, due to AI agents’ flexibility, students are creating personalized learning plans, and these students have admitted to increasing their retention rates by 30%.

Sources: The Week, IJFMR

AI in Education Market Growth

According to Next Generation Technologies, the AI in Education market was said to be at $5.88 billion in 2024. It is expected to grow to $88 billion in 2032, and a CAGR of 31% by 2030.

Here’s a table regarding the market size (both current and projected) of AI in education.

Source: Research and Markets

AI Tools/Agents Used by Students

Based on ACT’s survey, ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool in use today, with over 83% of students preferring to use it for their education.

This is followed by the likes of Gemini, Dall-E 2, Copilot, and more.

Here’s a table that shows the AI tools used by students and their percentage.

Note: These figures are based on ACT’s survey conducted in 2023.

Ethical Concerns of AI Usage

Unsurprisingly, mass use of AI agents in education, especially by students, has led to an increase in concern among educators about plagiarism. In fact, 65% of teachers are concerned about this issue.

Here are the educators’ concerns, and the percentage of teachers worried about this:

This data is taken from Forbes Advisors’ 2024 survey.

Growth in AI Adoption Trends

Here’s how AI has been adopted by students and educators since 2023.

While the use of AI by educators has remained stagnant in 2025, student adoption rates are increasing rapidly.

Source: Inside Higher Ed