The line graph provides information about the number of New Zealand primary school pupils who had been learning a foreign language by language learned, between 2006 and 2014.
Overall, all the languages learned had experienced a downward trend and plenty of fluctuations throughout the period. However, Chinese outstanded because of its upward trend, overtaking German and other languages.
According to the graph, French, Japanese, and Spanish were the most studied. French, as the prominent language from beginning to end, started with around 30%, and fluctuated until 2014, reaching a peak of 30%. Apart from that, 20% of the learners had been studying Spanish, a figure that grew gradually, overpacing Japanese by the middle of 2009. It continued rising to 2014, when there was a slight drop, ending up in 2014 with 22.5% of Spanish scholars. The Japanese, for his part, decreased half of its percentage compared with the beginning.
On the other hand, Chinese, German, and other languages had less popularity among the students. Although Chinese was not a well-known language, its rates climbed significantly. In contrast, German and other languages declined slowly with some fluctuations. It is also important to highlight the dramatic rise and fall between 2012 and 2014 of other foreign languages.