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Italian Learning Duration Statistics

The average duration for learning Italian is typically around 600-800 hours for English speakers.

Last Updated: May 27, 2024

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"It takes approximately 600 hours of classroom instruction for English speakers to reach general professional proficiency in Italian."

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"If you study Italian for 5 hours per week, it would roughly take 2.3 years to be proficient."

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"Duolingo users study Italian an average of 5 to 10 minutes a day."

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"65% of Babbel users were able to cover the requirements of B1 level Italian proficiency, after spending an average of 52 hours using the app over 2 months."

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"On Busuu, an average user needs about 22 hours of learning Italian to cover the requirements for one college semester."

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"Italian is among the 9 easiest languages for English speakers to learn, falling within the FSI's Category I language group."

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"Research shows that learners can reach B2 level in Italian after 500-650 hours of guided learning."

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"18,000 students took Italian AP exams in 2019 and the average score was 3.68 (max 5)."

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"About 0.5% of US students studying abroad chose to study in Italy, learning languages including Italian."

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"Approximately 200 hours of active study over 3 months are required to reach A1 level in Italian."

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"Over 69,000 students were enrolled in Italian language courses in American schools in 2015."

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"78.9% of high school students studying a language in New Jersey in 2018 were learning Italian."

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"1.2% of college students studying a foreign language in the U.S. in 2013 were learning Italian."

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"The majority of learners (56%) studying Italian on Duolingo are doing so to travel."

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"On average, it takes 2 months of full-time study (about 480 hours) to reach B1 level in Italian."

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"In a study by Rosetta Stone, learners who studied Italian an average of 4.7 hours per week tested out of their college level Italian course."

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"According to Babbel, with 20 minutes of practice every day, you can become conversationally fluent in Italian in about 2 years."

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"According to Polyglot Club, you can reach an intermediate level in Italian in about 350 hours of studying."

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"At Indiana University's language workshop, students advance one year in their Italian language skills over an 8-week (9 hours per week) intensive summer course."