I think that a lot of people may define themselves as an "informal student".
Student
noun, often attributive \ˈstü-dənt, ˈstyü-, chiefly Southern -dənt\
: a person who attends a school, college, or university
: a person who studies something[/b]
I'll claim that last one.

After 60 odd years I'm still learning something (all too often how to be a fool
