https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Foreign_language_skills_statistics
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Foreign_language_skills_statistics#Number_of_foreign_languages_known
English around the world, as a foreign langauge:
English has achieved prime status by becoming the most widely spoken language in the world – if one disregards proficiency – ahead of Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
English is spoken in 101 countries, while Arabic is spoken in 60, French in 51, Chinese in 33, and Spanish in 31.
From one small island, English has gone on to acquire lingua franca status in international business, worldwide diplomacy, and science. (from: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/04/the-english-language-is-the-worlds-achilles-heel)
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Foreign_language_skills_statistics#Number_of_foreign_languages_known
English around the world, as a foreign langauge:
English has achieved prime status by becoming the most widely spoken language in the world – if one disregards proficiency – ahead of Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
English is spoken in 101 countries, while Arabic is spoken in 60, French in 51, Chinese in 33, and Spanish in 31.
From one small island, English has gone on to acquire lingua franca status in international business, worldwide diplomacy, and science. (from: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/04/the-english-language-is-the-worlds-achilles-heel)
