The charts show the rate of students aged 14 to 16 studying a foreign language in an English-speaking nation, and the three most learnt languages.
Overall, it is apparent that girls dominated boys in the percentage of students studying a foreign language. Additionally, French was the most prevalent language to study, while the opposite was true for Spanish.
In 1984, there was 50% of girl students studying another language besides English, which was 20% higher than that of their counterparts' figure. In the following 23 years, the former figure decreased by 10% and two folded the latter one.
In the year of 1984, French was the most popular language to study, with a half of students opted for this language. Conversely, Spanish was the least learnt language among 14 to 16 - year - old students, with only 5%. And, ranked second was German, with 20% of students studied this language. In 2007, French observed a dramatic downward trend by approximately 25%. Similarly, the proportion of students learning German decreased slightly to roughly 15%. However, Spanish saw a 5% increase in the percentage of students opted for this language to study.
Overall, it is apparent that girls dominated boys in the percentage of students studying a foreign language. Additionally, French was the most prevalent language to study, while the opposite was true for Spanish.
In 1984, there was 50% of girl students studying another language besides English, which was 20% higher than that of their counterparts' figure. In the following 23 years, the former figure decreased by 10% and two folded the latter one.
In the year of 1984, French was the most popular language to study, with a half of students opted for this language. Conversely, Spanish was the least learnt language among 14 to 16 - year - old students, with only 5%. And, ranked second was German, with 20% of students studied this language. In 2007, French observed a dramatic downward trend by approximately 25%. Similarly, the proportion of students learning German decreased slightly to roughly 15%. However, Spanish saw a 5% increase in the percentage of students opted for this language to study.