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Students in ISCED 1-3 by modern foreign language studied (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
3.15 million
France
Lowest
22,902
Ireland
Median
223,213
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
553

What the numbers show

Students in ISCED 1-3 by modern foreign language studied (1998-2012) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 3.15 million in France; the lowest is 22,902 in Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 223,213, and the mean is 633,347.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 138.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 476.1%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 56.2%).

Students in ISCED 1-3 by modern foreign language studied (1998-2012): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 France 3.15 million 2012 up 80.4% rising
2 Spain 2.95 million 2012 up 35.2% rising
3 Italy 2.88 million 2012 up 25.1% rising
4 Türkiye 2.65 million 2012 down 56.2% falling
5 Poland 2.19 million 2012 down 8.0% falling
5 Poland 2.19 million 2012 down 8.0% falling
7 Germany 2.03 million 2012 up 205.3% rising
8 Greece 689,371 2012 up 135.8% rising
9 Netherlands 625,688 2012 up 55.3% rising
9 Netherlands 625,688 2012 up 55.3% rising
11 Sweden 533,877 2012 down 19.0% falling
12 Romania 474,652 2012 down 22.7% falling
13 Norway 423,351 2012 down 1.4% flat
14 Czechia 340,026 2012 up 17.1% rising
15 Austria 311,467 2012 down 19.4% falling
16 Finland 283,929 2012 down 12.3% falling
17 Belgium 271,665 2012 down 6.6% flat
18 Denmark 268,026 2012 up 32.4% rising
19 Hungary 235,996 2012 down 0.5% flat
20 Portugal 235,976 2012 down 7.4% falling
21 Bulgaria 210,450 2012 up 70.2% rising
22 Croatia 187,921 2012 up 151.9% rising
22 Croatia 187,921 2012 up 151.9% rising
24 Slovakia 175,282 2012 up 51.6% rising
24 Slovakia 175,282 2012 up 51.6% rising
26 North Macedonia 107,782 2012 up 476.1% volatile
26 North Macedonia 107,782 2012 up 476.1% volatile
28 Latvia 97,934 2012 up 49.6% rising
28 Latvia 97,934 2012 up 49.6% rising
30 Lithuania 82,488 2012 down 19.2% rising
30 Lithuania 82,488 2012 down 19.2% rising
32 Estonia 73,813 2012 down 39.0% falling
32 Estonia 73,813 2012 down 39.0% falling
34 Luxembourg 59,333 2012 up 2.7% flat
35 Cyprus 55,531 2012 up 61.5% rising
36 Slovenia 54,225 2012 — volatile
36 Slovenia 54,225 2012 — volatile
38 Malta 26,936 2012 down 17.7% falling
39 Iceland 26,253 2012 up 45.1% rising
40 Ireland 22,902 2011 up 64.1% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Students in ISCED 1-3 by modern foreign language studied (1998-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 553 data points, 1998–2012
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