The pie charts compare the ways by which people from 3 countries learned English in 2010 and 2015. Overall, evening classes emerged as the most popular method among learners in 2010 in all countries. However, the proportions in the mix changed slightly by 2015, with a rise in preferences for alternatives such as online education and learning English abroad but evening classes still maintained their status as the most preferred approach. Notably, the drop in the share of people opting for this method of learning English was particularly noticeable in the B country.
The country A followed almost the same pattern in both years. In 2010, 70% of people opted for evening classes, a figure that fell slightly to 67% in 2015. Those who learned the language in a foreign country saw a minimal decline in their figure – from an initial 25% in 2010 to 23% in 2015. Lastly, the proportion of people who learned English online, though initially the smallest, experienced the most significant change, doubling from 5% to 10%.
In contrast, the country B showed a rather different picture. The majority – 72% – preferred evening classes in 2010 but this figure fell to 48% in 2015, representing the biggest percentage change among the other nations. This change can somewhat be linked to the popularity of online learning in the second year as 32% people chose this approach, up from a mere 8% in 2010. The proportion of those learning English abroad remained the same at 20%.
The country C stood out as a place, where people overwhelmingly favored conventional way, as a staggering 94% of learners took evening classes and only 6% learned via the internet in 2010. Despite a 12-percentage-point fall, evening classes remained the most popular approach. However, the proportion of people learning English online reached 15% while just 3% acquired the language in another country.