The pie charts compare the proportion of different ways to learn English across three nations A, B and C between 2010 and 2015.
Overall, it can be observed that the percentage of individuals who learnt English online grew in all countries whereas the share of people being educated in evening classes decreased over the period while remaining dominant. Besides, the figure for people who travelled abroad to study this language changed little or was unchanged in all countries.
Looking first at country A, 70% of English learners attended evening class at first while the percentage of people travelling overseas and studying online were merely 25% and 5%, respectively. In 2015, the percentage of individuals who learnt abroad decreased by 2%, and that of the evening courses’ attendees also declined by 3%. By contrast, people who studied online accounted for 10% of total, which was two times higher than its initial figure in 2010. Regarding country B, the percentage of people going to evening classes was originally 72%, which dropped to 48% after five years. Meanwhile, the figure for online learners rose from 8% to 32%, which was four times higher, and the share of foreign people in this nation was consistent at 20%.
Turning to country C, individuals registering for evening courses here accounted for 94% in 2010, which was the highest compared to that among three nations. However, there was not recorded a share for people who travel abroad to study English while the percentage for people studying online was 6%. After five years, 3% of learners were foreign people while 15% of total were online learners. Besides, the proportion of people engaging in evening classes was still the highest with 82% albeit to a decrease.