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Company Profile

  • Business description

    U.K.-listed Pearson is the world’s largest educational provider. The company has been disposing of noncore businesses such as the Financial Times, The Economist, and publishing house Penguin, and is now focused on being an educational resource and testing provider. While Pearson’s primary activity centres on higher-level education, the firm also has significant operations in providing clinical assessments, professional certification and testing.

  • Contact

    80 Strand
    London WC2R 0RL
    GBR

    T: +44 2070102000

    E: ir@pearson.com

    https://plc.pearson.com

  • Sector

    Communication Services

    Stock type

    Sensitive

  • Industry

    Publishing

    Fiscal Year End

    31 December 2024

    Employees

    17,612

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