The graph shows the percentage of Canadian students learning different foreign languages from 2006 to 2014.
Overall, some languages increased while others declined, while French remained the most popular throughout the period despite some fluctuations.
In terms of rising trends, Spanish showed a gradual increase of about 5% between 2006 and 2011. However, after this point, the figure began to decline slightly towards 2014. Similarly, Chinese rose by around 5% in the first four years and then increased more sharply, reaching over 10% by the end of the period. This made it one of the fastest-growing languages among students.
In contrast, Japanese experienced a significant decline. It started at a relatively high level but fell steadily to around 15% in 2014, becoming the third most popular language. German also followed a downward trend, decreasing slightly over time and remaining the least popular option among students.
