The given bar chart illustrates the proportion of students in a secondary school who showed a preference for four different foreign languages over a decade, between 2005 and 2015.
Overall, it is clearly noticeable that the interest for learning spanish and Italian rose significantly, while the reverse was true for the remaining languages. In addition, the interest of learning spanish as a different foreign language among students doubled over the period.
In 2005, 50% of students in secondary school chose to learn french, whereas only 30% of them picked german. However, students who chose to learn spanish as a different foreign language accounted for 20%, compared to only 10% picking Italian.
In 2015, the amount of students who picked french as a different foreign language decreased to 35%, while the proportion of students picking german dropped by 5%. Finally, the amount of students who chose to learn spanish doubled(40%), whereas students who picked Italian language grew by only 5%.