E-Learning Stats

The top U.S. states for e-learning were California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Massachusetts, according to the MindFlash E-Learning Report from the first quarter of 2014.

The MindFlash E-Learning Report Report provides insights into corporate e-learning trends based on data from hundreds of thousands of e-learning software users. Here are some fast facts from surveys done in the first quarter of 2014:

  • 64% of all e-learning courses were taught by men.
  • 96.64% of students taking e-learning courses received passing grades.
  • 90.93% of training was mandatory.
  • 74.01% of course assessments had tests.
  • Tuesday was the most common day of the week for starting e-learning courses, (18.26%), completing them (17.91%), and passing them (17.88%).
  • The most common industries for e-learning in first quarter 2014 were software, health care, financial services, IT services, and marketing.
  • The top U.S. states for e-learning were California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Massachusetts.
Lorri Freifeld
Lorri Freifeld is the editor/publisher of Training magazine. She writes on a number of topics, including talent management, training technology, and leadership development. She spearheads two awards programs: the Training APEX Awards and Emerging Training Leaders. A writer/editor for the last 30 years, she has held editing positions at a variety of publications and holds a Master’s degree in journalism from New York University.