The pie chart show proportions of people in three countries who learned English through evening classes, online courses and studying abroad in 2010 and 2015.
Overall, it is clear that while the figures for online learning witnessed an upward trend, the opposite was true for evening classes, leading to a significant narrowing of the gap between the main categories by the end of the period. In addition, the data for studying abroad remained relatively stable in Country B, whereas it declined slightly in Countries A and C.
Regarding Country A, the figure for evening classes stood at 70% in 2010, before decreasing slightly to 67% in 2015. Similarly, the percentage of people studying abroad fell from 25% to 23%. By contrast, the figure for online learning increased from 5% to 10%, making it the fastest-growing category.
Shifting the focus to Country B, the figure for evening classes dropped from 72% to 48%. Similarly, the percentage of people studying online rose sharply from 8% to 32%. Notably, online learning overtook studying abroad, which stayed at 20% in both years. By contrast, in Country C, evening classes decreased from 94% to 82%, while online learning increased from 6% to 15%. The figure for studying abroad also rose slightly from 0% to 3%.