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Education cost-per-purchase climbed and fell with notable drama across the 13‑month window, staying well above the global benchmark for most of the period before a deep late‑cycle slide. This analysis is based on $3B worth of advertising data from our dataset, which provides strong directional benchmarks. This analysis explores ad performance trends for Education in All countries available compared to the global benchmark.
Education cost-per-purchase began at $76.46 in July 2025 and ended at $46.61 in July 2026 — a net decline of about 39% from start to finish. Across the period the Education median was $72.76, with a peak of $90.11 in December 2025 and a trough of $46.61 in July 2026. By contrast the global baseline averaged $47.55 over the same months, peaking at about $55.98 (March 2026) and bottoming at $19.69 (July 2026). On average, Education purchase costs ran roughly 53% higher than the global baseline.
Month‑to‑month movement in Education was brisk: average absolute monthly swings were about 18.5% (for example, +30% into December, −27% in January, +19% into February, and a near −46% collapse into July 2026). That pattern produced a high degree of ups and downs rather than a smooth trend line.
The series shows a strong Q4 spike: December 2025 produced the highest cost-per-purchase ($90), representing one of the sharpest lifts in the window. January softened to the mid‑$60s before a rebound into late winter (February–March in the high $70s). Spring brought another dip (April ~ $64) followed by a climb into late spring and early summer (May–June rising toward mid‑$80s). The final month, July 2026, was unusual for the dataset: both Education and the global baseline dipped, but the baseline collapsed more steeply, leaving Education still relatively elevated even after its own drop.
These month-to-month rhythms echo familiar seasonal beats—Q4 pressure and a Q1 reshuffle—with additional volatility concentrated around major calendar inflection points (December, March, July).
Across the full run, Education costs were consistently above the global benchmark. The gap narrowed to its tightest in October 2025 (about 28% above baseline) and widened to its largest in July 2026 (roughly 137% above baseline) after the baseline dropped sharply. Typical monthly gaps fell in the 30–60% range: several months (July 2025, September 2025, February and May 2026) showed Education costs 50% or more above the global median. In volatility terms, Education was meaningfully more volatile — ~18.5% average monthly absolute change versus ~10.1% for the baseline — indicating bigger swings in industry ad spend per conversion than the market overall.
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Understanding cost-per-purchase benchmarks for Education in All countries available provides a clear view of how conversion costs behaved versus global patterns and where seasonal spikes, volatility, and gaps were most pronounced.
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Facebook advertising costs vary by industry, target audience, ad placement, and campaign objective. In the Education industry, Facebook ad costs can be moderate, with higher costs for professional and specialized courses. Geographic targeting affects ad costs through regional competition and user engagement. Campaign objectives affect costs because Facebook optimizes delivery for different goals. The data shows median values across multiple campaigns. Results can vary with ad quality, audience targeting, and campaign optimization.
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