diff --git a/python/educational-core/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/python/educational-core/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 797022d968be..83ddbb6ed724 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/python/educational-core/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
     <renameHandler implementation="com.jetbrains.edu.learning.StudyRenameHandler"/>
     <refactoring.moveHandler implementation="com.jetbrains.edu.learning.StudyMoveDelegate" order="first"/>
     <statistics.usagesCollector implementation="com.jetbrains.edu.learning.statistics.EduUsagesCollector"/>
-    <applicationService serviceImplementation="com.jetbrains.edu.learning.statistics.EduUsagesCollector"/>
+    <applicationService serviceImplementation="com.jetbrains.edu.learning.statistics.EduStatistics"/>
     <applicationService serviceImplementation="com.jetbrains.edu.learning.StudySettings"/>
     <editorTabTitleProvider implementation="com.jetbrains.edu.learning.StudyTabTitleProvider"/>
     <typedHandler implementation="com.jetbrains.edu.learning.StudyTypeHandlerDelegate" order="first, before completionAutoPopup"/>
diff --git a/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/statistics/EduStatistics.java b/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/statistics/EduStatistics.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6715fa413d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/statistics/EduStatistics.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.jetbrains.edu.learning.statistics;
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.PersistentStateComponent;
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.RoamingType;
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.State;
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.Storage;
+import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.StudySerializationUtils;
+import gnu.trove.TObjectIntHashMap;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+@State(
+  name = "Edu.Statistics",
+  storages = @Storage(value = "edu.stats.xml", roamingType = RoamingType.DISABLED)
+)
+public class EduStatistics implements PersistentStateComponent<Element> {
+  private static final String DESCRIPTORS = "descriptors";
+  private TObjectIntHashMap<String> myUsageDescriptors = new TObjectIntHashMap<>();
+
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  public Element getState() {
+    Element descriptors = new Element(DESCRIPTORS);
+    myUsageDescriptors.forEachEntry((a, b) -> {
+      StudySerializationUtils.Xml.addChildWithName(descriptors, a, b);
+      return true;
+    });
+    return descriptors;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void loadState(Element state) {
+    for (Element element : state.getChildren()) {
+      String key = element.getAttributeValue(StudySerializationUtils.Xml.NAME);
+      Integer value = Integer.valueOf(element.getAttributeValue(StudySerializationUtils.Xml.VALUE));
+      myUsageDescriptors.put(key, value);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public TObjectIntHashMap<String> getUsageDescriptors() {
+    return myUsageDescriptors;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/statistics/EduUsagesCollector.java b/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/statistics/EduUsagesCollector.java
index 0399965e65d6..d68223724935 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/statistics/EduUsagesCollector.java
+++ b/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/statistics/EduUsagesCollector.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package com.jetbrains.edu.learning.statistics;
 
-import com.intellij.internal.statistic.CollectUsagesException;
 import com.intellij.internal.statistic.UsagesCollector;
 import com.intellij.internal.statistic.beans.GroupDescriptor;
 import com.intellij.internal.statistic.beans.UsageDescriptor;
@@ -29,8 +28,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 public class EduUsagesCollector extends UsagesCollector {
   private static final String GROUP_ID = "educational";
 
-  private final TObjectIntHashMap<String> myUsageDescriptors = new TObjectIntHashMap<>();
-
   public static void projectTypeCreated(@NotNull String projectTypeId) {
     advanceKey("project.created." + projectTypeId);
   }
@@ -40,34 +37,34 @@ public class EduUsagesCollector extends UsagesCollector {
   }
 
   public static void taskChecked() {
-    advanceKey("checkTask.");
+    advanceKey("checkTask");
   }
 
   public static void hintShown() {
-    advanceKey("showHint.");
+    advanceKey("showHint");
   }
 
   public static void taskNavigation() {
-    advanceKey("navigateToTask.");
+    advanceKey("navigateToTask");
   }
 
   public static void courseUploaded() {
-    advanceKey("uploadCourse.");
+    advanceKey("uploadCourse");
   }
 
   public static void createdCourseArchive() {
-    advanceKey("courseArchive.");
+    advanceKey("courseArchive");
   }
 
   @NotNull
   @Override
-  public Set<UsageDescriptor> getUsages() throws CollectUsagesException {
+  public Set<UsageDescriptor> getUsages() {
     HashSet<UsageDescriptor> descriptors = new HashSet<>();
-    myUsageDescriptors.forEachEntry((key, value) -> {
+    getDescriptors().forEachEntry((key, value) -> {
       descriptors.add(new UsageDescriptor(key, value));
       return true;
     });
-    myUsageDescriptors.clear();
+    getDescriptors().clear();
     return descriptors;
   }
 
@@ -79,8 +76,12 @@ public class EduUsagesCollector extends UsagesCollector {
   }
 
   private static void advanceKey(@NotNull String key) {
-    TObjectIntHashMap<String> descriptors = ServiceManager.getService(EduUsagesCollector.class).myUsageDescriptors;
+    TObjectIntHashMap<String> descriptors = getDescriptors();
     int oldValue = descriptors.get(key);
     descriptors.put(key, oldValue + 1);
   }
+
+  private static TObjectIntHashMap<String> getDescriptors() {
+    return ServiceManager.getService(EduStatistics.class).getUsageDescriptors();
+  }
 }