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Understanding the Analytics Overview

Who can do this: Admins, and staff with the View Analytics permission

The Overview gives you a snapshot of the whole platform on one page.

Step 1: Go to Analytics > Overview.

Understanding the Analytics Overview screenshot 5

Step 2: To change the period the page covers, click the date menu at the top right and choose:

OptionWhat it covers
Last 7 days / Last 30 days / Last 90 daysThe most recent 7, 30 or 90 days
A month, for example JanuaryThat whole month

To choose your own dates, click the calendar icon and select a start and end date. The date menu then shows your range, for example Oct 1 – Oct 4.

Overview date menu open, showing Last 7 days, Last 30 days, Last 90 days and the list of months

Note: The date range changes the Enrollment Trend chart. The leaderboard has its own period menu.

Analytics Overview showing the summary cards, Enrollment Trend and Completion Distribution

CardWhat it shows
Total CoursesThe number of courses on your platform
Total LearnersThe number of learners on your platform
Avg CompletionThe average completion rate across all courses
Certificates IssuedThe number of certificates learners have earned
ChartWhat it shows
Enrollment TrendNew enrolments over time. Hover over the line to see the number for a specific day
Completion DistributionCourses grouped by completion rate: 0–25%, 26–50%, 51–75% and 76–100%. The number in the centre is the total number of courses

Tip: If most of the Completion Distribution ring is in the 0–25% band, learners are starting courses but not finishing them. Look at the Courses report to find out which courses are holding them back.

The Leaderboard ranks learners by points. For each learner it shows:

ColumnWhat it shows
RankTheir position on the leaderboard
CompletionThe number of lessons they’ve completed
SkillsThe number of skills verified
StreakPoints from their learning streak
Total PointsTheir total points

Use the period menu, for example This week, to change the period the leaderboard covers.

Overview Leaderboard with the period menu

The bottom of the Overview shows the Needs attention panel. See General overview: Reporting & Analytics.