Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
1.8 Number
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.5 Number
Germany
Median
1 Number
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
493
What the numbers show
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 1.8 Number in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.5 Number in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 Number, and the mean is 0.9711 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 83.3%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 28.6%).
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.8 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Latvia | 1.4 Number | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 2 | Latvia | 1.4 Number | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 1.3 Number | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 4 | Greece | 1.3 Number | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 1.2 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Croatia | 1.2 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Spain | 1.1 Number | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 1.1 Number | 2024 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 1.1 Number | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 1.1 Number | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 1.1 Number | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 1.1 Number | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 14 | Norway | 1 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Romania | 1 Number | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 1 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 1 Number | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Italy | 1 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Iceland | 1 Number | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 14 | France | 1 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Cyprus | 1 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 1 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Estonia | 0.9 Number | 2024 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 0.9 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 0.9 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Estonia | 0.9 Number | 2024 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0.8 Number | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 0.8 Number | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0.8 Number | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 0.8 Number | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 0.7 Number | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.7 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.7 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Belgium | 0.7 Number | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 35 | Hungary | 0.6 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.5 Number | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.5 Number | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 36 | Germany | 0.5 Number | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 0.9 Number
- French Community in Belgium including small German-speaking Community 0.7 Number
- Flemish Community in Belgium 0.3 Number