Portuguese learning statistics, trends and diagrams

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

A0🕑 4.9 hours (Basic vocabulary – 300 words)

A1🕑 9.8 hours (Level A1 – 600 words)

A2🕑 21.2 hours (Level A2 – 1,300 words)

B1🕑 33.7 hours (Level B1 – 2,100 words)

B2🕑 49.2 hours (Level B2 – 3,000 words)

C1🕑 62.7 hours (Level C1 – 4,000 words)

C2🕑 85.0 hours (Level C1 – 5,000 words)

Source: Portuguese online language course, with data from 19,183 Portuguese learners.

What are the personal reasons for learning Portuguese?

	Emigration	45.7 %
	Bilingual relationship	17.0 %
	Travelling	13.8 %
	Communicate with relatives	9.9 %
	Job and career	4.1 %
	International friendships	3.4 %
	Improving memory	2.7 %
	Getting to know new cultures	2.0 %
	School, studies or internship	0.9 %

How old are Portuguese learners?

Mobile (iOS, Android)

PC (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Source: Learn Portuguese, with data from 19,183 Portuguese learners.

How long do users learn Portuguese every day?

	3 minutes:	5.3 %
	5 minutes:	7.4 %
	7 minutes:	3.0 %
	10 minutes:	13.6 %
	17 minutes:	47.5 %
	20 minutes:	8.4 %
	30 minutes:	3.9 %
	45 minutes:	1.3 %
	60 minutes:	6.3 %
	90 minutes:	1.4 %
	120 minutes:	1.3 %

Source: Data from 19,183 people who have learnt with the Portuguese online language course from 17 Minute Languages.

How much faster do you learn Portuguese with Superlearning music?

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

1,000 = 16.3 hours

♫ + 1,000 = 12.1 hours

2,000 = 32.7 hours

♫ + 2,000 = 24.2 hours

3,000 = 49.1 hours

♫ + 3,000 = 36.4 hours

Time saved with Superlearning: 25.8%

1,000 words without Superlearning = 16.3 hours
1,000 words with Superlearning = 12.1 hours
★ Saved: 4.2 hours

2,000 words without Superlearning = 32.7 hours
2,000 words with Superlearning = 24.2 hours
★ Saved: 8.5 hours

3,000 words without Superlearning = 49.1 hours
3,000 words with Superlearning = 36.4 hours
★ Saved: 12.7 hours

Source: Portuguese language course, with data from 19,183 Portuguese learners.

What are the most popular learning methods?

	98.9% learn including dialogue texts
	98.3% practise specific verbs every day
	97.0% use the sentence structure trainer
	95.5% also practise conversational skills with the daily trainer
	94.0% have grammar displayed in the daily trainer
	93.2% also use multiple choice exercises for more variety
	93.2% use the short repetition after every 5 words they don't know
	2.7% use the children's mode for child-friendly vocabulary and texts

Source: Data from 19,183 Portuguese learners of the Portuguese language course from 17 Minute Languages.

How quickly do people want to learn Portuguese?

17.6% – Learning speed does not matter

50.1% – I would like to make progress at a normal pace

32.2% – As quickly as possible

Source: Portuguese online language course, with data from 19,183 Portuguese learners.

Which devices are used for learning?

	Windows PC:	29.2 %
	Android phone:	25.9 %
	iPhone:	19.9 %
	iPad:	10.2 %
	Mac:	8.8 %
	Android tablet:	3.3 %
	Linux PC:	2.7 %

Where do users learn Portuguese?

	At home	78.1 %
	On the go	4.5 %
	Both	17.2 %

What level do learners want to reach?

8.8% – A1/A2 – most important things for holidays

34.8% – B1/B2 – understanding films + books

56.2% – C1/C2 – native speaker level

Who learns Portuguese?

	Male	43.9 %
	Female	55.8 %
	Non-binary	0.3 %

How many languages do the learners already know?

	One language	17.6 %
	Two languages	47.9 %
	Three languages	25.4 %
	Four languages	7.5 %
	Five languages	0.9 %
	Six languages	0.3 %
	7 or more	0.1 %