The graphs show the percentage of boys and girls aged 14-16 who studied foreign languages and the top three languages they chose in an English-speaking country. Overall, French had the most learners, while Spanish had the fewest learners during the specified years. Moreover, more girls than boys studied foreign languages, and among the three options, French was the most popular.
In 1984, almost half of the girls and around 30% of the boys studied foreign languages. These numbers decreased by 2007, with 40% of girls and about 25% of boys studying foreign languages.
In 1984, French was the most popular languages, chosen by 50% of students. However, by 2007, the percentage of students studying French had dropped to about 25%. The popularity of German also declined, from 20% to 15% over the given period. Interestingly, Spanish, which had the lowest initial popularity in 1984 at 5%, saw an increase to 10% in 2007.