This depends on what you actually mean by learning to play the drums. As a beginner, you will learn to play simple beat loops. While these might feel repetitive at times, they will help you build coordination and put it into your muscle memory. But if you want to learn the drums so that you can make your own beats, it is going to be a very long process. Depending on how much effort you put into it, it can take many years to be able to do that. So, drums are not the easiest of the instruments to learn. But as some people say hard work and a little faith can break any mountain.