Estonian learning statistics, trends and diagrams

How long does it take on average to reach a certain level in Estonian?

A0🕑 4.3 hours (Basic vocabulary – 300 words)

A1🕑 8.2 hours (Level A1 – 600 words)

A2🕑 18.0 hours (Level A2 – 1,300 words)

Source: Estonian online language course, with data from 1,246 Estonian learners.

What are the personal reasons for learning Estonian?

	Job and career	29.5 %
	Emigration	25.7 %
	Bilingual relationship	25.1 %
	Communicate with relatives	5.7 %
	Travelling	5.4 %
	School, studies or internship	3.7 %
	Improving memory	3.4 %
	Getting to know new cultures	0.6 %
	International friendships	0.4 %

How old are Estonian learners?

Mobile (iOS, Android)

PC (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Source: Learn Estonian, with data from 1,246 Estonian learners.

How long do users learn Estonian every day?

	3 minutes:	5.1 %
	5 minutes:	6.2 %
	7 minutes:	3.8 %
	10 minutes:	10.9 %
	17 minutes:	57.4 %
	20 minutes:	7.1 %
	30 minutes:	2.3 %
	45 minutes:	0.8 %
	60 minutes:	4.4 %
	90 minutes:	1.5 %

Source: Data from 1,246 people who have learnt with the Estonian online language course from 17 Minute Languages.

How much faster do you learn Estonian with Superlearning music?

This is how long it takes on average to learn Estonian words in the daily trainer using the long-term memory learning method:

400 = 8.8 hours

♫ + 400 = 4.7 hours

800 = 17.6 hours

♫ + 800 = 9.4 hours

1,200 = 26.4 hours

♫ + 1,200 = 14.2 hours

Time saved with Superlearning: 46.2%

400 words without Superlearning = 8.8 hours
400 words with Superlearning = 4.7 hours
★ Saved: 4.1 hours

800 words without Superlearning = 17.6 hours
800 words with Superlearning = 9.4 hours
★ Saved: 8.2 hours

1,200 words without Superlearning = 26.4 hours
1,200 words with Superlearning = 14.2 hours
★ Saved: 12.2 hours

Source: Estonian language course, with data from 1,246 Estonian learners.

What are the most popular learning methods?

	98.9% have grammar displayed in the daily trainer
	98.7% learn including dialogue texts
	98.1% use the short repetition after every 5 words they don't know
	98.0% use the sentence structure trainer
	98.0% also practise conversational skills with the daily trainer
	97.9% practise specific verbs every day
	95.9% also use multiple choice exercises for more variety
	6.2% use the children's mode for child-friendly vocabulary and texts

Source: Data from 1,246 Estonian learners of the Estonian language course from 17 Minute Languages.

How quickly do people want to learn Estonian?

17.5% – Learning speed does not matter

60.8% – I would like to make progress at a normal pace

21.6% – As quickly as possible

Source: Estonian online language course, with data from 1,246 Estonian learners.

Which devices are used for learning?

	Android phone:	34.9 %
	Windows PC:	31.3 %
	iPhone:	14.9 %
	Mac:	6.3 %
	iPad:	5.8 %
	Linux PC:	4.8 %
	Android tablet:	2.0 %

Where do users learn Estonian?

	At home	67.9 %
	On the go	5.6 %
	Both	26.4 %

Who learns Estonian?

	Male	55.7 %
	Female	39.7 %
	Non-binary	4.6 %

How many languages do the learners already know?

	One language	36.3 %
	Two languages	35.5 %
	Three languages	23.3 %
	Four languages	3.5 %
	Five languages	0.7 %
	Six languages	0.3 %
	7 or more	0.1 %

Source: Learn Estonian, with data from 1,246 Estonian learners.

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