The continuous expansion of education systems and surging demand for school textbooks are generating new opportunities for Africa’s printing industry. According to UNESCO, the continent’s publishing market—valued at approximately $7 billion in 2023—holds an annual potential of $18.5 billion with appropriate investment and development policies.
North Africa already demonstrates significant production capacity. Egypt is scaling up production to print approximately 460 million school textbooks for the 2026–2027 academic year, while Algeria has reached an annual output of roughly 80 million copies. In Morocco, where the annual demand for educational books is estimated at 25 to 30 million copies, a substantial share of current production remains outsourced to foreign print service providers.
These markets present different types of opportunities, ranging from the modernisation of existing production facilities to the development of new local manufacturing capacity, with potential investments in offset and digital printing technologies, automation systems, bookbinding, and finishing equipment.
Against this backdrop, Print4All is strengthening its international outreach across North Africa, aiming to attract printing industry professionals, converters, printers, and investors interested in expanding local production capabilities.
For exhibiting companies, Print4All provides a targeted platform to engage with new stakeholders and capture growth prospects in a market where the evolution of educational publishing demand can translate into significant investment in printing and finishing technologies.
