Global student online course usage rate 2015

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 7, 2015
This statistic presents the percentage of students worldwide who have taken an online course in the past year from 2013 to 2015. During the most recent survey period, 49 percent of students stated that they had taken an online course in the preceding 12 months.

Share of global students who have taken an online course in the past year from 2013 to 2015

CharacteristicShare of respondents
2013 46%
2014 47%
2015 49%
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Release date

December 2015

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2013 to 2015

Number of respondents

50,274 students from 161 institutional sites

Method of interview

Online survey

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