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All LEGO Educational and Dacta sets

480 setsfrom 1995 to 2026

LEGO set representative of the theme Educational and Dacta

Subthemes

Service Packs 171Duplo and Explore 140Mindstorms 29Serious Play 16Technic 14Town 13SPIKE 12Supplemental 10Soft Bricks 5Learning at Home 4Universal Building Set 4Learning 3

The LEGO Educational and Dacta theme brings together 480 sets released from 1995 to 2026, designed for classroom learning: robotics, science, city building and mechanisms. Service Packs (171 sets) and Duplo and Explore (140 sets) make up most of the range, with a peak of 83 sets in 2014.

Subthemes: from Service Packs to robotics

The Service Packs are the largest subtheme with 171 sets, ahead of Duplo and Explore with its 140 sets. Mindstorms (29 sets), Serious Play (16), Technic (14), Town (13), SPIKE (12) and Supplemental (10) follow, then Soft Bricks (5), Learning at Home (4), Universal Building Set (4) and Learning (3).

Mindstorms and SPIKE cover the programmable robotics kits, such as 45678 SPIKE Prime and 45680 SPIKE Prime Expansion Set, both released in 2020. Technic and Town, for their part, bring mechanisms and city models.

An uneven output from 1995 to 2026

The release pace varies a lot from one year to the next. The year 2014 reaches 83 sets, 2002 has 61, while 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024 are limited to a single set each. The years 1998 and 1999 line up 26 and 27 sets respectively.

The year 2026 has 9 sets: the Science Kits 45200 Moon Mission Science Kit, 45201 Antarctic Animals Science Kit, 45202 Mars Mission Science Kit and 45203 Arctic Animals Science Kit, as well as 45520 Computer Science & AI Kit K-2.

Sets from 30 to 5,255 pieces

A set in the theme contains 281 pieces on average, compared with 389 for the whole LEGO catalogue. The largest ones go well beyond that average: 2000400 Enterprise RTS (2003) has 5,255 pieces and 2000409 Window Exploration Bag (2010) has 5,200. At the other end, 5003164 Technic Angle Beams and 2000705 Mindstorms EV3 Replacement Pack 6 have only 30 pieces.

As for colours, Black dominates with 16% of the pieces, ahead of White and Red at 12% each, then Yellow at 9%.

Educational and Dacta in figures

Number of sets480
Release years1995-2026
Peak year2014 (83 sets)
Total pieces134,711
Average pieces per set281
Catalog-wide average389
Largest set2000400 Enterprise RTS (5,255 pieces)
Smallest set2000705 Mindstorms EV3 Replacement Pack 6 (30 pieces)
Newest set45200 Moon Mission Science Kit (2026)
Subthemes12

Educational and Dacta sets by period

PeriodSetsAverage pieces
1995-199991236
2000-2004116269
2005-200967288
2010-2014132323
2015-201934216
2020-202425266
2025-202615426

Dominant colors

Color breakdown of the pieces across all Educational and Dacta sets, minifigures included.

ColorPiecesShare
Black20,96916%
White16,64412%
Red15,61712%
Yellow12,6259.4%
Blue9,9527.4%
Light Bluish Gray9,4707%
Light Gray7,3765.5%
Green6,4244.8%

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995

2026 9 sets

2025 6 sets

2024 1 set

2023 1 set

2022 2 sets

2021 8 sets

2020 13 sets

2019 1 set

2018 1 set

2017 3 sets

2016 10 sets

2015 19 sets

2014 83 sets

2013 19 sets

2012 9 sets

2011 7 sets

2010 14 sets

2009 10 sets

2008 17 sets

2007 17 sets

2006 8 sets

2005 15 sets

2004 17 sets

2003 18 sets

2002 61 sets

2001 13 sets

2000 7 sets

1999 27 sets

1998 26 sets

1997 15 sets

1996 5 sets

1995 18 sets

Frequently asked questions

How many LEGO Educational and Dacta sets are there?

The theme has 480 sets, released from 1995 to 2026, including 9 from 2026.

What types of models are in the Educational and Dacta theme?

You will find robotics kits such as 45678 SPIKE Prime and 9780 ROBOLAB Starter Building Set, science sets such as 45202 Mars Mission Science Kit, city models such as 9322 Town Developers Set, and replacement piece packs such as 45655 Replacement Pack for Middle School.

How has the theme evolved since 1995?

The theme starts in 1995 with sets such as 9609 Technology Resource Set and 9701 Control Lab Building Set. Robotics takes hold with 9780 ROBOLAB Starter Building Set in 1998, then with SPIKE Prime in 2020. In 2026, the Science Kits and the Computer Science & AI Kits take over.

Are Educational and Dacta sets rather small or large?

A set has 281 pieces on average, compared with 389 for the whole LEGO catalogue. The sets in the theme are therefore fairly compact, even though some are much bigger.

Which piece colours come up most often?

Black comes first with 16% of the pieces, followed by White and Red at 12% each. Yellow accounts for 9% of the pieces, Blue and Light Bluish Gray for 7% each.

What is the largest LEGO Educational and Dacta set?

It is 2000400 Enterprise RTS (2003): 5,255 pieces.

Which year has the most Educational and Dacta sets?

In 2014: 83 sets, more than any other year.