Italian learning statistics, trends and diagrams

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

A0🕑 4.5 hours (Basic vocabulary – 300 words)

A1🕑 9.0 hours (Level A1 – 600 words)

A2🕑 19.7 hours (Level A2 – 1,300 words)

B1🕑 31.5 hours (Level B1 – 2,100 words)

B2🕑 45.5 hours (Level B2 – 3,000 words)

C1🕑 60.2 hours (Level C1 – 4,000 words)

C2🕑 76.1 hours (Level C1 – 5,000 words)

Source: Italian online language course, with data from 23,393 Italian learners.

What are the personal reasons for learning Italian?

	Travelling	37.9 %
	Emigration	14.4 %
	Improving memory	9.9 %
	Job and career	9.7 %
	International friendships	7.7 %
	School, studies or internship	7.2 %
	Communicate with relatives	5.3 %
	Bilingual relationship	4.7 %
	Getting to know new cultures	2.7 %

How old are Italian learners?

Mobile (iOS, Android)

PC (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Source: Learn Italian, with data from 23,393 Italian learners.

How long do users learn Italian every day?

	3 minutes:	6.2 %
	5 minutes:	8.2 %
	7 minutes:	3.2 %
	10 minutes:	14.3 %
	17 minutes:	45.3 %
	20 minutes:	7.3 %
	30 minutes:	4.5 %
	45 minutes:	1.5 %
	60 minutes:	5.8 %
	90 minutes:	2.0 %
	120 minutes:	1.3 %

Source: Data from 23,393 people who have learnt with the Italian online language course from 17 Minute Languages.

How much faster do you learn Italian with Superlearning music?

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

1,000 = 15.8 hours

♫ + 1,000 = 12 hours

2,000 = 31.7 hours

♫ + 2,000 = 24.1 hours

3,000 = 47.6 hours

♫ + 3,000 = 36.2 hours

Time saved with Superlearning: 23.8%

1,000 words without Superlearning = 15.8 hours
1,000 words with Superlearning = 12 hours
★ Saved: 3.8 hours

2,000 words without Superlearning = 31.7 hours
2,000 words with Superlearning = 24.1 hours
★ Saved: 7.6 hours

3,000 words without Superlearning = 47.6 hours
3,000 words with Superlearning = 36.2 hours
★ Saved: 11.4 hours

Source: Italian language course, with data from 23,393 Italian learners.

What are the most popular learning methods?

	98.9% practise specific verbs every day
	98.3% also practise conversational skills with the daily trainer
	97.0% also use multiple choice exercises for more variety
	95.8% use the short repetition after every 5 words they don't know
	95.5% have grammar displayed in the daily trainer
	93.3% use the sentence structure trainer
	93.1% learn including dialogue texts
	3.4% use the children's mode for child-friendly vocabulary and texts

Source: Data from 23,393 Italian learners of the XX language course from 17 Minute Languages.

How quickly do people want to learn Italian?

18.5% – Learning speed does not matter

47.2% – I would like to make progress at a normal pace

34.1% – As quickly as possible

Source: Italian online language course, with data from 23,393 Italian learners.

Which devices are used for learning?

	Windows PC:	34.2 %
	Android phone:	25.6 %
	iPhone:	16.5 %
	Mac:	9.0 %
	iPad:	8.6 %
	Android tablet:	3.9 %
	Linux PC:	2.1 %

Where do users learn Italian?

	At home	78.3 %
	On the go	3.2 %
	Both	18.3 %

What level do learners want to reach?

10.8% – A1/A2 – most important things for holidays

38.3% – B1/B2 – understanding films + books

50.8% – C1/C2 – native speaker level

Who learns Italian?

	Male	47.5 %
	Female	52.0 %
	Non-binary	0.5 %

How many languages do the learners already know?

	One language	21.6 %
	Two languages	47.7 %
	Three languages	20.8 %
	Four languages	6.6 %
	Five languages	1.6 %
	Six languages	1.4 %
	7 or more	0.2 %