Band 7+: The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts illustrate the percentages of British students at a university in England who could speak languages other than English in the years 2000 and 2010.

Overall, the most noticeable change was the dicrease in the proportion of students who spoke only English, while other language categories showed various levels of growth, except for German, which remained the same.

In 2000, the highest percentage of students (30%) could speak Spanish. Both German and students who spoke two other languages were at 10%. Students who spoke French or another language were both at 15%. The second highest category was students who spoke no other language, at 20%.

By 2010, the percentage of students speaking Spanish increased by 5% to 35%, making it the most common. The proportion of students speaking German remained unchanged at 10%. Those who spoke another language or two other languages both increased by 5%. However, the percentage of students who spoke no other language decreased by 20% to 10%, and those who spoke only French fell by 5% to 10%.