the charts illustrate the percentages of students from the UK at a university in England who could speak languages other than English in 2000 and 2010.
Overall, it is clear that the percentage of the students who knows atleast one foreign language increased, while the propotion of those who spoke only English declined. Spanish was the most popular in both years.
In 2000, the largest group of speaks spanish only, accounting for 30%. this was followed by the students who speaks only one language, at 20%. French only and another language had same figure, each with 15%, while 10% of students speaks only German. The smallest percentage belongs to the students who speak two other language.
In 2010, Spanish become the common language with 35% and increase about 5%. The percentage of students who does not speak other languages declined from 20% to 10%, while German only has the same position as in the 2000. The number of two other language and another languge includes the growth about 5% for each of them. French declied about 5% and having the same position of the lowest increase with German only