Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
1.8
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.5
Germany
Median
1
Years covered
13
2012β2024
Data points
395
What the numbers show
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 1.8 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.5 in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.98.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 3 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 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Latvia | 1.4 | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 3 | Greece | 1.3 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 1.3 | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 5 | Croatia | 1.2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Spain | 1.1 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 1.1 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 1.1 | 2024 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 1.1 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 1.1 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Romania | 1 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Italy | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 11 | France | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Cyprus | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 0.9 | 2024 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 20 | Slovak Republic | 0.9 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Slovenia | 0.8 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 0.8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 0.8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 0.7 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.7 | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 0.7 | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 0.6 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Netherlands | 0.5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 29 | Germany | 0.5 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |