Data mining in the field of education plays a vital role. The main objective of this analysis is to understand how researchers have done data mining in the past and the current data mining developments in educational research. It describes how academic data and learning analytics applied to academic data. EDM uses computational methods to evaluate data concerning education to research questions related to education. This paper discusses the most important studies conducted to date in this area. EDM is implemented and the various user groups, various educational environments/data are defined. The problem solved by data mining techniques in different areas to improve the success of students is addressed.