The given line graph highlights the projection about the number of students, who will study three different languages, including English, Spanish and Mandarin, over 10 year period from 2020 to 2030.
Overall, what stands out from the graph is that there will be study upward trends in the number of people who study three major world languages. Another interesting point is that Mandarin will have been the lowest rate until 2026, however then it will become the second most popular language among students, overtaking Spanish.
In detail, as regards English, the number of students started at 550 mln in 2020, and it registered a significant rise to around 700 mln by 2024, at which point, it will oscillates between 620 mln and 700 mln during the second 4 years, and then, the figure will go up steadily to 750 mln in 2030 being the peak level during whole period.
With respect to Spanish, started at just above 200 mln in 2020, and experienced a slight growth in the first 4 years. Next, there will be a remarkable increase to approximately 500 mln at the end of period. The trend is expected to be similar to Mandarin. The figure will reach around 100 mln in 2020, which was the lowest number of language between other languages, and it began to rose significantly to just over 300 mln students from 2020 to 2024. Finally, it will witness a sharp rise in the last 6 years around 560 mln learners, which make it the second one, leaving Spanish behind.