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Students in ISCED 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
6.40 million
Türkiye
Lowest
23,567
Malta
Median
326,482
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
544

What the numbers show

Students in ISCED 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied (1998-2012) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 6.40 million in Türkiye; the lowest is 23,567 in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 326,482, and the mean is 831,315.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 272.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 25.9%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 44.1%).

Students in ISCED 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 6.40 million 2012 down 35.9% falling
2 France 3.18 million 2012 down 18.1% falling
3 Germany 2.94 million 2012 down 12.9% falling
4 Italy 2.82 million 2012 up 1.7% rising
5 Spain 2.80 million 2012 up 13.1% rising
6 Poland 2.16 million 2012 — volatile
6 Poland 2.16 million 2012 — volatile
8 Netherlands 1.20 million 2012 down 0.5% flat
8 Netherlands 1.20 million 2012 down 0.5% flat
10 Romania 803,902 2012 down 21.9% falling
11 Belgium 699,263 2012 down 2.9% rising
12 Portugal 679,193 2012 — volatile
13 Greece 629,257 2012 down 2.6% falling
14 Sweden 596,710 2012 down 17.6% falling
15 Ireland 506,216 2012 up 14.8% rising
16 Czechia 477,413 2012 down 20.9% falling
17 Norway 423,351 2012 down 1.4% flat
18 Denmark 403,206 2012 down 2.9% rising
19 Hungary 385,105 2012 down 19.4% falling
20 Finland 347,245 2012 down 11.7% falling
21 Austria 305,719 2012 down 20.3% falling
22 Bulgaria 250,352 2012 down 28.4% falling
23 Slovakia 199,413 2012 down 27.8% falling
23 Slovakia 199,413 2012 down 27.8% falling
25 Croatia 158,924 2012 down 16.6% falling
25 Croatia 158,924 2012 down 16.6% falling
27 Latvia 113,462 2012 down 0.4% falling
27 Latvia 113,462 2012 down 0.4% falling
29 Lithuania 110,385 2012 down 44.1% falling
29 Lithuania 110,385 2012 down 44.1% falling
31 Slovenia 107,142 2012 up 25.9% rising
31 Slovenia 107,142 2012 up 25.9% rising
33 North Macedonia 106,749 2012 down 11.4% falling
33 North Macedonia 106,749 2012 down 11.4% falling
35 Estonia 72,442 2012 down 33.3% falling
35 Estonia 72,442 2012 down 33.3% falling
37 Cyprus 53,955 2012 down 15.1% falling
38 Luxembourg 32,269 2012 up 1.0% flat
39 Iceland 29,387 2012 down 6.3% falling
40 Malta 23,567 2012 down 28.0% falling

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 number of modern foreign languages studied (1998-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 544 data points, 1998–2012
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