China: online lifelong education user interests during pandemic 2020

Before the outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019 and January 2020, around 25.1 percent of the user attendance on the Tencent Classroom platform in China was related to IT and Internet courses. As the pandemic spread in China in February and March 2020, the user number of courses on exam preparation increased significantly, mainly driven by high school students who were searching for additional training during the lockdown.

Distribution of course attendance on Tencent Classroom platform during coronavirus pandemic in China between December 2019 and November 2020, by subject

Characteristic	Exam preparation	IT and internet	Design and creativity	Career and certifications	E-commerce and marketing	Hobbies and life	Languages and preparation for study abroad
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Release date

January 2021

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Region

China

Survey time period

December 2019 to November 2020

Supplementary notes

"Before outbreak of pandemic" refers to the period between December 2019 and January 2020;
"During spread of pandemic" refers to February and March 2020;
"During recovery from pandemic" refers to April and May 2020;
"During stable pandemic situation" refers to June to November 2020.

Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

Tencent Classroom is one of the largest online platforms for comprehensive lifelong education in China.

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