The number of people using the online learning platform FutureLearn reached 17 million in 2021, compared with 14 million in 2020, and 10 million in 2019. Compared with 2014, the number of people using this platform has increased by around 16.3 million users.
Number of learners registered for courses on FutureLearn from 2014 to 2021 (in millions)
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Statistics on Digital learning in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global e-learning market size by segment 2019 with a forecast for 2026
- Premium Statistic EdTech unicorns worldwide 2023
- Premium Statistic Forecasted expenditure on advanced EdTech worldwide 2025
- Premium Statistic Market size of the global digital language learning industry by language 2015-2025
- Premium Statistic Amount invested in EdTech in the United Kingdom 2016-2022
- Basic Statistic Use of online courses and e-learning materials in Great Britain 2020, by demographic
- Premium Statistic Purchasing e-learning material online in Great Britain 2011-2019
- Premium Statistic Remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic at schools in the UK 2020-2021
Learning Online
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- Basic Statistic Share of people taking an online course in Great Britain 2007-2020
- Premium Statistic Most searched e-learning keywords in the UK 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of students studying at the Open University in the UK 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of learners using courses on FutureLearn 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of FutureLearn courses 2015-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of people using non-course online learning material Britain 2015-2020
- Basic Statistic Share of people communicating with students or instructors online Britain 2015-2020
Learning Apps
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- Premium Statistic Most downloaded educational mobile apps in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Highest grossing educational mobile apps in the UK 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Monthly number of downloads of Google Classroom in the UK 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly number of downloads of Duolingo in the UK 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly number of downloads of Class Dojo in the UK 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading education apps used by children in the UK 2020
Remote Learning & COVID-19
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- Basic Statistic Remote learning challenges during the Coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom 2021
- Premium Statistic Barriers to the use of remote learning technology at schools in England 2021
- Premium Statistic Provision of work for pupils learning from home at schools in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Number of digital devices delivered to education providers by UK government 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of 4G wireless routers delivered to education providers by UK government 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of educational digital devices delivered by UK government 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of educational 4G wireless routers delivered by UK government 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Predictions for the upcoming school year in the UK 2021
Further related statistics
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- Mexico: preferred formats for online learning 2019
- Mexico: main sources of information about online courses 2019
- Mexico: most known online education organizations 2019
- Online course participation purposes in Russia 2022
- Most trusted online education types by Russian employers 2019
- Share of people doing an online course in the EU 2021
- Opinion poll on the influence of online diplomas on hiring in Russia 2019
- Share of people who had done an online course in Sweden 2017, by age group and gender
- Share of women that participated in online training by EU country 2019
- Online education spending share in Russia 2018, by course topic
- Doing online course to achieve a qualification in the UK 2015, by age
- Public libraries offering online technology training materials in the U.S. in 2014
- Number of children registered for programming classes online in China 2016-2019
- E-learning companies South Korea 2021, by segment
- Internet usage for online training or learning in Finland 2015, by age group
- Share of people engaging in online learning in the UK 2015-2020, by gender
- Time spent on job search of Yandex.Practicum graduates in Russia 2021
- Leading Google search terms in the e-learning category in Australia 2020
- Ratio of R&D investment to GDP in China 2012-2022
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- Mexico: preferred formats for online learning 2019
- Mexico: main sources of information about online courses 2019
- Mexico: most known online education organizations 2019
- Online course participation purposes in Russia 2022
- Most trusted online education types by Russian employers 2019
- Share of people doing an online course in the EU 2021
- Opinion poll on the influence of online diplomas on hiring in Russia 2019
- Share of people who had done an online course in Sweden 2017, by age group and gender
- Share of women that participated in online training by EU country 2019
- Online education spending share in Russia 2018, by course topic
- Doing online course to achieve a qualification in the UK 2015, by age
- Public libraries offering online technology training materials in the U.S. in 2014
- Number of children registered for programming classes online in China 2016-2019
- E-learning companies South Korea 2021, by segment
- Internet usage for online training or learning in Finland 2015, by age group
- Share of people engaging in online learning in the UK 2015-2020, by gender
- Time spent on job search of Yandex.Practicum graduates in Russia 2021
- Leading Google search terms in the e-learning category in Australia 2020
- Ratio of R&D investment to GDP in China 2012-2022
Class Central, & The Open University. (December 8, 2021). Number of learners registered for courses on FutureLearn from 2014 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882141/futurelearn-course-registrations/
Class Central, und The Open University. "Number of learners registered for courses on FutureLearn from 2014 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. December 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882141/futurelearn-course-registrations/
Class Central, The Open University. (2021). Number of learners registered for courses on FutureLearn from 2014 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882141/futurelearn-course-registrations/
Class Central, and The Open University. "Number of Learners Registered for Courses on Futurelearn from 2014 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882141/futurelearn-course-registrations/
Class Central & The Open University, Number of learners registered for courses on FutureLearn from 2014 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882141/futurelearn-course-registrations/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Number of learners registered for courses on FutureLearn from 2014 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Class Central, & The Open University, December 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882141/futurelearn-course-registrations/