AI is changing how procurement works—and what's possible for Education teams
AI has quietly reset the baseline for what procurement is expected to deliver. Faster approvals, better spend visibility, tighter supplier control: what used to be a competitive advantage is becoming the minimum. The problem is that some teams still don’t have a clear read on whether they’re keeping pace or falling behind.
The 2026 Education Procurement Benchmark & KPIs Report closes that gap. Built from $30B+ in real, anonymized spend data across seven industries, it gives you 12 KPIs to measure your operation against so you know exactly where your team stands and what to prioritize to move forward.
What you’ll get
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Your numbers vs the benchmark: 12 KPIs with real performance ranges, so you can instantly see where your team sits relative to peers
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Industry-specific performance data so you can compare against organizations like yours
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The metrics moving fastest: see which KPIs shifted most dramatically from 2023 to 2025 and what’s driving the change
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Where high performers diverge: understand the KPIs that consistently separate top-performing procurement teams from everyone else
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A prioritization framework: not just benchmarks, but a clear read on which gaps have the highest leverage so you know what to tackle first
Sneak peek
Key findings
More spend is flowing through controlled procurement channels, with total Spend Under Management growing from $362M to $587M between 2023 and 2025.
Strong PO adoption rate reflects sturdy upfront control and policy alignment.
Improving rejection rates signal better intake clarity and process adoption.
“From chaos to clarity, thanks to Procurify!”
“Procurify creates unique approval workflows, tracks spending, and helps consolidate information and data to a central area.“
“The integration capabilities are incredible!”
See how top Education procurement teams perform—and how you compare.
12 KPIs. $30B+ in real spend data. Know where you stand and what to prioritize.
Related resources
See how NBCA centralized $6.6M in school spend, reduced approval time from 49 hours to 7 (3.7x faster), and improved PO-backed billing for traceability.
Measure procurement benchmarks against industry peers. Get 12 critical KPIs and data-driven insights from $30B+ in real spend to build your AI-powered roadmap.
