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

Countries reporting
39
Highest
3.15 million Number
France
Lowest
22,902 Number
Ireland
Median
235,976 Number
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
539

What the numbers show

Students in ISCED 1-3 by modern foreign language studied (1998-2012) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 3.15 million Number in France; the lowest is 22,902 Number in Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 235,976 Number, and the mean is 646,823 Number.

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

Over the past decade 21 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: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 France 3.15 million Number 2012 up 80.4% rising
2 Spain 2.95 million Number 2012 up 35.2% rising
3 Italy 2.88 million Number 2012 up 25.1% rising
4 Türkiye 2.65 million Number 2012 down 56.2% falling
5 Poland 2.19 million Number 2012 down 8.0% falling
5 Poland 2.19 million Number 2012 down 8.0% falling
7 Germany 2.03 million Number 2012 up 205.3% rising
8 Greece 689,371 Number 2012 up 135.8% rising
9 Netherlands 625,688 Number 2012 up 55.3% rising
9 Netherlands 625,688 Number 2012 up 55.3% rising
11 Sweden 533,877 Number 2012 down 19.0% falling
12 Romania 474,652 Number 2012 down 22.7% falling
13 Norway 423,351 Number 2012 down 1.4% flat
14 Czechia 340,026 Number 2012 up 17.1% rising
15 Austria 311,467 Number 2012 down 19.4% falling
16 Finland 283,929 Number 2012 down 12.3% falling
17 Belgium 271,665 Number 2012 down 6.6% flat
18 Denmark 268,026 Number 2012 up 32.4% rising
19 Hungary 235,996 Number 2012 down 0.5% flat
20 Portugal 235,976 Number 2012 down 7.4% falling
21 Bulgaria 210,450 Number 2012 up 70.2% rising
22 Croatia 187,921 Number 2012 up 151.9% rising
22 Croatia 187,921 Number 2012 up 151.9% rising
24 Slovakia 175,282 Number 2012 up 51.6% rising
24 Slovakia 175,282 Number 2012 up 51.6% rising
26 North Macedonia 107,782 Number 2012 up 476.1% volatile
27 Latvia 97,934 Number 2012 up 49.6% rising
27 Latvia 97,934 Number 2012 up 49.6% rising
29 Lithuania 82,488 Number 2012 down 19.2% rising
29 Lithuania 82,488 Number 2012 down 19.2% rising
31 Estonia 73,813 Number 2012 down 39.0% falling
31 Estonia 73,813 Number 2012 down 39.0% falling
33 Luxembourg 59,333 Number 2012 up 2.7% flat
34 Cyprus 55,531 Number 2012 up 61.5% rising
35 Slovenia 54,225 Number 2012 — volatile
35 Slovenia 54,225 Number 2012 — volatile
37 Malta 26,936 Number 2012 down 17.7% falling
38 Iceland 26,253 Number 2012 up 45.1% rising
39 Ireland 22,902 Number 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)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 539 data points, 1998–2012
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