The pie charts illustrate the proportions of three methods that Country A, Country B and Country C utilized to learn English, including evening classes, online methods and studying abroad between 2010 and 2015.
Overall, despite witnessing several declines, evening classes were the most popular learning method in all three countries, with Country C showing the strongest preference. It is also noticeable that there was an upward trend in the proportion of online methods, particularly in Country B, which experienced the most significant growth. Furthermore, Country C recorded no learners choosing to study abroad to learn English in 2010.
Regarding evening classes, Country C topped the chart at 94%, which was followed by Country B and Country A, at 72% and 70%, respectively. By 2015, all three countries witnessed decreases. Specifically, Country C and Country A recorded slight declines, with the former dropping to 82% and the latter falling to 67%. The most dramatic decrease was seen in Country B, plummeting to nearly a half. Turning to online learning, the figures for this method were quite modest, with 5% in Country A, 8% in Country B, and 6% in Country C in 2010. However, over the following five years, these proportions in Country A doubled to 10%, in Country B quadrupled to 32%, and in Country C increased more than twofold to 15%.
As for studying abroad, Country A had the highest percentage at 25%, which was closely followed by Country B at 20%, while there were no learners choosing this method in Country C. By 2015, the proportion of going overseas declined marginally to 23% in country A, remained unchanged in Country B at one-fifth, and began to appear in Country C, at a negligible 3%.