Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to Coursera's first quarter 2025 earnings call. All participants are in a listen-only mode, and this call is being recorded. Following the prepared remarks, we will hold a question-and-answer session. To ask a question, please click the raise hand button and be prepared to unmute your line when prompted. I would now like to turn the call over to Cam Carey, Head of Investor Relations. Mr. Carey, you may begin.
Hi everyone, thank you for joining us for Coursera's Q1 2025 earnings conference call. Today, I'm joined by Greg Hart, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ken Hahn, our Chief Financial Officer. Following their prepared remarks, we will open the call for questions. Our earnings press release was issued after market close. It is available on our Investor Relations website at investor.coursera.com, where this call is being webcast live and where versions of today's supplemental materials, including our new quarterly shareholder letter, can be found. During this call, we will present both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. The reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure can be found in today's earnings press release and supplemental materials. Please note, all growth percentages discussed refer to year-over-year change unless otherwise specified.
Additionally, statements made during this call relating to future results and events are forward-looking statements based on current expectations and beliefs. Actual results and events could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in our earnings press release, shareholder letter, and SEC filings. With that, I'll turn it over to Greg.
Thank you, Cam, and good afternoon, everyone. I want to begin by saying how exciting the past few months have been as I've settled into my role. Since joining Coursera in February, I have immersed myself in the business. As part of a listening and learning process, I've prioritized getting to know our team, engaging with our customers and partners, and deeply understanding our operations in order to implement new executional rigor that can begin to accelerate our progress. Fortunately, I'm starting with a strong foundation. Today, I'm pleased to share that Coursera is off to a solid start in 2025. We delivered first quarter revenue of $179 million, up 6% from a year ago. We generated over $25 million of free cash flow, up 40% year- over- year. Our growth expectations for the full year have improved.
We now expect to deliver $725 million of revenue at the midpoint of our range as we lay the groundwork for our next chapter of growth. In addition to our financial progress, we welcome more than 7 million learners this quarter, marking a Q1 record and underscoring the global demand for job-relevant skills and trusted credentials. I'm particularly excited about our innovation efforts, which are focused on building durable capabilities that can reimagine the learning experience and deliver more value for our customers. Over the past two months, I've learned a great deal and want to provide some initial observations. First, it is clear that Coursera attracts a dedicated and talented workforce. The company has a strong culture rooted in innovation and motivated by our mission.
Our team cares deeply about the millions of learners our platform serves and is focused on expanding the impact we create and the outcomes we can unlock by transforming access to education and career opportunities. I am thrilled to be working alongside them. Second, the pace of change is accelerating around the world, expanding our market opportunities while creating new avenues for growth. In January, the World Economic Forum estimated that 59% of the world's workforce will require some form of upskilling or reskilling training by 2030. As the need to develop new skills progresses at an unprecedented rate, individuals require access to education that can help them advance their careers and remain competitive in a global labor market. Businesses across every sector need to develop a more agile workforce that can drive innovation and transform their operations. Higher education must adapt to mounting pressures.
Students desire a more compelling value proposition, and employers demand graduates with job-relevant skills. Demographic and enrollment trends will require universities to expand their revenue streams. Meeting this moment will require a leader with the scale, technology, and ecosystem to reinvent how education is delivered. Coursera is positioned to do just that. We operate on solid footing with a strong, continuously improving set of foundational assets and the capacity to drive durable, long-term growth. Our team has made strong progress delivering new products, capabilities, and experiences across our platform, but I believe we can move at a faster pace. Working with the leadership team, I have started to implement thoughtful changes to our operating model, focused on driving more innovation and engagement throughout our learner experience, more rapid product development cycles, and a data-driven approach to continuous improvement in all aspects of our business.
At the highest level, our mission is to serve learners by providing trusted education that unlocks career mobility. As part of this effort, we have simplified our business model and segment reporting, integrating the consumer and degrees segments as both support consumer learners around the world. The Degrees market opportunity will continue to be an important part of our long-term strategy, but our new model is designed to accomplish three things: simplify our structure, reflect the learner journey at the center of our decision-making, and focus the investments we are making in a unified end-to-end platform experience that spans all product categories. Whether it's a standalone course, a professional certificate, or a college degree, our job is to deliver the right content at the right time to support each learner's personal goals.
By building an integrated learner journey, we ensure that our investments in platform capabilities, marketing, and discovery, and the next breakthrough learning experience provide a consistent experience for the broad audiences that we serve. From helping our consumer learners navigate their careers to supporting our Enterprise customers looking for the best way to upskill their workforces to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment. As we lay the groundwork for our next phase of innovation and growth, we continue to execute on our 2025 plan with strong progress in expanding our ecosystem. Content is the engine of our business and the foundation of that ecosystem. Our catalog now includes nearly 10,000 courses, growing by 37% over the past year.