The diagram illustrates anticipations about how many students will study three major languages over the ten-year period from 2020 to 2030. The figures are given in millions.
Overall, it is interesting to note that there will be a steady upward trend in the number of students who study English, Spanish or Mandarin along with the globalization. Also, it is striking that Mandarin will have been the second most popular language for students by 2028 instead of Spanish.
To begin with, if we look at English, it will start at around 550 million, which is the highest figure in 2020, and then there will be a steady increase to approximately 700 million in 2024. However, this will be followed by a considerable drop to about 630 million in 2026, after which the figure will see another steady increase to around 750 in 2030, which is the highest number over the whole period.
As regards Spanish and Mandarin, Spanish will go through a gradual growth from 220 million to 480 million in 2030, whereas there will be a considerable and steady rise in the number of people who study Mandarin. The interesting point is that the number of people who study Mandarin or Spanish will be almost the same in 2024.
The diagram illustrates anticipations about how
many
students will
study
three major languages over the ten-year period from 2020 to 2030. The figures are
given
in millions.
Overall
, it is interesting to note that there will be a
steady
upward trend in the
number
of students who
study
English, Spanish or Mandarin along with the globalization.
Also
, it is striking that Mandarin will have been the second most popular language for students by 2028
instead
of Spanish.
To
begin
with, if we look at English, it will
start
at around 550
million
, which is the highest figure in 2020, and then there will be a
steady
increase to approximately 700
million
in 2024.
However
, this will
be followed
by a considerable drop to about 630
million
in 2026, after which the figure will
see
another
steady
increase to around 750 in 2030, which is the highest
number
over the whole period.
As regards Spanish and Mandarin, Spanish will go through a gradual growth from 220
million
to 480
million
in 2030, whereas there will be a considerable and
steady
rise in the
number
of
people
who
study
Mandarin. The interesting point is that the
number
of
people
who
study
Mandarin or Spanish will be almost the same in 2024.