diff --git a/backend/src/analytics/analytics.controller.spec.ts b/backend/src/analytics/analytics.controller.spec.ts
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+import { Test, TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
+import { AnalyticsController } from './analytics.controller';
+import { AnalyticsService } from './analytics.service';
+
+describe('AnalyticsController', () => {
+  let controller: AnalyticsController;
+  let service: AnalyticsService;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    const module: TestingModule = await Test.createTestingModule({
+      controllers: [AnalyticsController],
+      providers: [
+        {
+          provide: AnalyticsService,
+          useValue: {
+            startLesson: jest.fn(),
+            endLesson: jest.fn(),
+            recordQuizScore: jest.fn(),
+            getUserAnalytics: jest.fn(),
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }).compile();
+
+    controller = module.get<AnalyticsController>(AnalyticsController);
+    service = module.get<AnalyticsService>(AnalyticsService);
+  });
+
+  it('should call startLesson with user and lessonId', async () => {
+    const req = { user: { id: 1 } };
+    const dto = { lessonId: 2 };
+    await controller.lessonStart(req as any, dto);
+    expect(service.startLesson).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 2);
+  });
+
+  it('should call endLesson with user and lessonId', async () => {
+    const req = { user: { id: 1 } };
+    const dto = { lessonId: 2 };
+    await controller.lessonEnd(req as any, dto);
+    expect(service.endLesson).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 2);
+  });
+
+  it('should call recordQuizScore with correct params', async () => {
+    const req = { user: { id: 1 } };
+    const dto = { lessonId: 2, quizId: 3, score: 80, attempt: 1 };
+    await controller.quizScore(req as any, dto);
+    expect(service.recordQuizScore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 2, 3, 80, 1);
+  });
+
+  it('should call getUserAnalytics with userId', async () => {
+    await controller.getUserAnalytics(1);
+    expect(service.getUserAnalytics).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/analytics/analytics.controller.ts b/backend/src/analytics/analytics.controller.ts
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+// Analytics controller skeleton
+import { Body, Controller, Get, Param, Post, Request } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { AnalyticsService } from './analytics.service';
+
+// DTOs
+class LessonStartDto {
+  lessonId: number;
+}
+class LessonEndDto {
+  lessonId: number;
+}
+class QuizScoreDto {
+  lessonId: number;
+  quizId: number;
+  score: number;
+  attempt: number;
+}
+
+@Controller('analytics')
+export class AnalyticsController {
+  constructor(private readonly analyticsService: AnalyticsService) {}
+
+  @Post('lesson-start')
+  async lessonStart(@Request() req, @Body() dto: LessonStartDto) {
+    return this.analyticsService.startLesson(req.user.id, dto.lessonId);
+  }
+
+  @Post('lesson-end')
+  async lessonEnd(@Request() req, @Body() dto: LessonEndDto) {
+    return this.analyticsService.endLesson(req.user.id, dto.lessonId);
+  }
+
+  @Post('quiz-score')
+  async quizScore(@Request() req, @Body() dto: QuizScoreDto) {
+    return this.analyticsService.recordQuizScore(
+      req.user.id,
+      dto.lessonId,
+      dto.quizId,
+      dto.score,
+      dto.attempt,
+    );
+  }
+
+  @Get('user/:userId')
+  async getUserAnalytics(@Param('userId') userId: number) {
+    return this.analyticsService.getUserAnalytics(userId);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/analytics/analytics.e2e-spec.ts b/backend/src/analytics/analytics.e2e-spec.ts
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+import request from 'supertest';
+import { Test } from '@nestjs/testing';
+import { INestApplication } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { AnalyticsModule } from './analytics.module';
+import { getRepositoryToken } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { LessonAnalytics } from './entities/lesson_analytics.entity';
+import { QuizAnalytics } from './entities/quiz_analytics.entity';
+
+describe('Analytics Endpoints (e2e)', () => {
+  let app: INestApplication;
+  let lessonAnalyticsRepo = { create: jest.fn(), save: jest.fn(), findOne: jest.fn(), find: jest.fn() };
+  let quizAnalyticsRepo = { create: jest.fn(), save: jest.fn(), find: jest.fn() };
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const moduleFixture = await Test.createTestingModule({
+      imports: [AnalyticsModule],
+    })
+      .overrideProvider(getRepositoryToken(LessonAnalytics))
+      .useValue(lessonAnalyticsRepo)
+      .overrideProvider(getRepositoryToken(QuizAnalytics))
+      .useValue(quizAnalyticsRepo)
+      .compile();
+    app = moduleFixture.createNestApplication();
+    await app.init();
+  });
+
+  it('POST /analytics/lesson-start', async () => {
+    lessonAnalyticsRepo.create.mockReturnValue({ userId: 1, lessonId: 2, lessonStartTime: new Date() });
+    lessonAnalyticsRepo.save.mockResolvedValue({ userId: 1, lessonId: 2, lessonStartTime: new Date() });
+    await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .post('/analytics/lesson-start')
+      .send({ lessonId: 2 })
+      .set('Authorization', 'Bearer testtoken')
+      .expect(201);
+  });
+
+  it('POST /analytics/lesson-end', async () => {
+    lessonAnalyticsRepo.findOne.mockResolvedValue({ userId: 1, lessonId: 2, lessonStartTime: new Date(Date.now() - 1000) });
+    lessonAnalyticsRepo.save.mockResolvedValue({ userId: 1, lessonId: 2, lessonStartTime: new Date(Date.now() - 1000), lessonEndTime: new Date(), durationSeconds: 1 });
+    await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .post('/analytics/lesson-end')
+      .send({ lessonId: 2 })
+      .set('Authorization', 'Bearer testtoken')
+      .expect(201);
+  });
+
+  it('POST /analytics/quiz-score', async () => {
+    quizAnalyticsRepo.create.mockReturnValue({ userId: 1, lessonId: 2, quizId: 3, score: 90, attempt: 1 });
+    quizAnalyticsRepo.save.mockResolvedValue({ userId: 1, lessonId: 2, quizId: 3, score: 90, attempt: 1 });
+    await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .post('/analytics/quiz-score')
+      .send({ lessonId: 2, quizId: 3, score: 90, attempt: 1 })
+      .set('Authorization', 'Bearer testtoken')
+      .expect(201);
+  });
+
+  it('GET /analytics/user/:userId', async () => {
+    lessonAnalyticsRepo.find.mockResolvedValue([]);
+    quizAnalyticsRepo.find.mockResolvedValue([]);
+    await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .get('/analytics/user/1')
+      .set('Authorization', 'Bearer testtoken')
+      .expect(200);
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await app.close();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/analytics/analytics.module.ts b/backend/src/analytics/analytics.module.ts
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+// Analytics module definition
+import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { AnalyticsService } from './analytics.service';
+import { AnalyticsController } from './analytics.controller';
+import { LessonAnalytics } from './entities/lesson_analytics.entity';
+import { QuizAnalytics } from './entities/quiz_analytics.entity';
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([LessonAnalytics, QuizAnalytics])],
+  controllers: [AnalyticsController],
+  providers: [AnalyticsService],
+})
+export class AnalyticsModule {}
diff --git a/backend/src/analytics/analytics.performance.spec.ts b/backend/src/analytics/analytics.performance.spec.ts
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+import { AnalyticsService } from './analytics.service';
+
+describe('AnalyticsService Performance', () => {
+  let service: AnalyticsService;
+  let lessonAnalyticsRepo: any;
+  let quizAnalyticsRepo: any;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    lessonAnalyticsRepo = {
+      find: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    quizAnalyticsRepo = {
+      find: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    service = new AnalyticsService(lessonAnalyticsRepo, quizAnalyticsRepo);
+  });
+
+  it('should efficiently fetch analytics for many lessons', async () => {
+    const lessons = Array.from({ length: 1000 }, (_, i) => ({ userId: 1, lessonId: i, lessonStartTime: new Date(), lessonEndTime: new Date(), durationSeconds: 100 }));
+    const quizzes = Array.from({ length: 1000 }, (_, i) => ({ userId: 1, lessonId: i, quizId: i, score: 80, attempt: 1 }));
+    lessonAnalyticsRepo.find.mockResolvedValue(lessons);
+    quizAnalyticsRepo.find.mockResolvedValue(quizzes);
+    const start = Date.now();
+    const result = await service.getUserAnalytics(1);
+    const duration = Date.now() - start;
+    expect(result.lessons.length).toBe(1000);
+    expect(result.quizzes.length).toBe(1000);
+    expect(duration).toBeLessThan(500); // Should be fast
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/analytics/analytics.service.spec.ts b/backend/src/analytics/analytics.service.spec.ts
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+import { AnalyticsService } from './analytics.service';
+
+describe('AnalyticsService', () => {
+  let service: AnalyticsService;
+  let lessonAnalyticsRepo: any;
+  let quizAnalyticsRepo: any;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    lessonAnalyticsRepo = {
+      create: jest.fn(),
+      save: jest.fn(),
+      findOne: jest.fn(),
+      find: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    quizAnalyticsRepo = {
+      create: jest.fn(),
+      save: jest.fn(),
+      find: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    service = new AnalyticsService(lessonAnalyticsRepo, quizAnalyticsRepo);
+  });
+
+  it('should calculate lesson duration correctly', async () => {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const start = new Date(now.getTime() - 5000);
+    lessonAnalyticsRepo.findOne.mockResolvedValue({
+      userId: 1,
+      lessonId: 2,
+      lessonStartTime: start,
+      lessonEndTime: null,
+      durationSeconds: null,
+    });
+    lessonAnalyticsRepo.save.mockImplementation(async (record) => record);
+    const result = await service.endLesson(1, 2);
+    expect(result.durationSeconds).toBeCloseTo(5, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('should record quiz score', async () => {
+    quizAnalyticsRepo.create.mockReturnValue({
+      userId: 1,
+      lessonId: 2,
+      quizId: 3,
+      score: 90,
+      attempt: 1,
+    });
+    quizAnalyticsRepo.save.mockImplementation(async (record) => record);
+    const result = await service.recordQuizScore(1, 2, 3, 90, 1);
+    expect(result.score).toBe(90);
+    expect(result.attempt).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/analytics/analytics.service.ts b/backend/src/analytics/analytics.service.ts
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+++ b/backend/src/analytics/analytics.service.ts
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+// Analytics service skeleton
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import { LessonAnalytics } from './entities/lesson_analytics.entity';
+import { QuizAnalytics } from './entities/quiz_analytics.entity';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class AnalyticsService {
+  constructor(
+    @InjectRepository(LessonAnalytics)
+    private lessonAnalyticsRepo: Repository<LessonAnalytics>,
+    @InjectRepository(QuizAnalytics)
+    private quizAnalyticsRepo: Repository<QuizAnalytics>,
+  ) {}
+
+  async startLesson(userId: number, lessonId: number): Promise<LessonAnalytics> {
+    const record = this.lessonAnalyticsRepo.create({
+      userId,
+      lessonId,
+      lessonStartTime: new Date(),
+    });
+    return this.lessonAnalyticsRepo.save(record);
+  }
+
+  async endLesson(userId: number, lessonId: number): Promise<LessonAnalytics> {
+    const record = await this.lessonAnalyticsRepo.findOne({
+      where: { userId, lessonId },
+      order: { lessonStartTime: 'DESC' },
+    });
+    if (!record) throw new Error('Lesson start not found');
+    record.lessonEndTime = new Date();
+    record.durationSeconds = Math.floor((record.lessonEndTime.getTime() - record.lessonStartTime.getTime()) / 1000);
+    return this.lessonAnalyticsRepo.save(record);
+  }
+
+  async recordQuizScore(userId: number, lessonId: number, quizId: number, score: number, attempt: number): Promise<QuizAnalytics> {
+    const record = this.quizAnalyticsRepo.create({
+      userId,
+      lessonId,
+      quizId,
+      score,
+      attempt,
+    });
+    return this.quizAnalyticsRepo.save(record);
+  }
+
+  async getUserAnalytics(userId: number) {
+    const lessons = await this.lessonAnalyticsRepo.find({ where: { userId } });
+    const quizzes = await this.quizAnalyticsRepo.find({ where: { userId } });
+    return { lessons, quizzes };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/analytics/entities/lesson_analytics.entity.ts b/backend/src/analytics/entities/lesson_analytics.entity.ts
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+// LessonAnalytics entity
+import { Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, Column, CreateDateColumn, UpdateDateColumn } from 'typeorm';
+
+@Entity('lesson_analytics')
+export class LessonAnalytics {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
+  id: number;
+
+  @Column()
+  userId: number;
+
+  @Column()
+  lessonId: number;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'timestamp' })
+  lessonStartTime: Date;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'timestamp', nullable: true })
+  lessonEndTime: Date;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'int', nullable: true })
+  durationSeconds: number;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn()
+  createdAt: Date;
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn()
+  updatedAt: Date;
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/analytics/entities/quiz_analytics.entity.ts b/backend/src/analytics/entities/quiz_analytics.entity.ts
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+// QuizAnalytics entity
+import { Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, Column, CreateDateColumn } from 'typeorm';
+
+@Entity('quiz_analytics')
+export class QuizAnalytics {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
+  id: number;
+
+  @Column()
+  userId: number;
+
+  @Column()
+  lessonId: number;
+
+  @Column()
+  quizId: number;
+
+  @Column('int')
+  score: number;
+
+  @Column('int')
+  attempt: number;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn()
+  createdAt: Date;
+}