The pie charts compare the proportions of British students at a university in England who could speak languages other than English in 2000 and 2010.
In 2000, the most spoken additional language was Spanish (30%), followed by French (15%) and German (10%). A notable 20% of students spoke another language, while 15% could speak two other languages. Only 10% of students could not speak any additional language.
By 2010, the number of students speaking another language increased overall. Spanish remained the most spoken (35%), while French and German saw slight decreases (to 10% each). Students speaking two additional languages rose to 15%, and those speaking other languages increased to 20%. The percentage of students who only spoke English dropped to 10%.
Overall, language diversity increased between 2000 and 2010, with more students speaking additional languages, especially Spanish and other unspecified ones.
