In 2020, approximately 13 percent of people in Great Britain said that they had participated in an online course in the previous three months, which was a decrease compared with 2019 when the share was 17 percent, but still the year with the second-highest rate of online course participation.
Share of individuals participating in online courses in Great Britain from 2007 to 2020
Please note the irregular time intervals due to the lack of data for years 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2018. Data prior to 2020 taken from previous editions of this report.
2019 edition: table 11 2017 edition: table 27 2016 edition: table 24 2015 edition: table 9 2013 edition: table 3
(2013 edition used for all pre-2015 data)
Data derivied from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OLS). "A multi-purpose survey developed by ONS for use by government departments, other public bodies, charities, academics and the media. It provides a fast, cost effective and reliable way of obtaining information on topics too brief to warrant their own survey. The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey is carried out by interviewing a nationally representative sample of households in Great Britain. About 1,800 households are sampled each month and estimates are subject to sampling variability, as are those from all sample surveys."
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 7, 2020). Share of individuals participating in online courses in Great Britain from 2007 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286318/e-learning-taking-courses-online-in-great-britain/
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Share of individuals participating in online courses in Great Britain from 2007 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286318/e-learning-taking-courses-online-in-great-britain/
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