The pie charts illustrate five different types of mother tongues (Urdu, Chinese, English and other) spoken by students at Bakersfield Senior College in 1980 and 1990. Data is presented in percentage (%).
Overall, it is observed that the proportion of students with English as their first language declined notably from 1980 to 1990, whereas that of students speaking Urdu as the mother tongue exhibited a reverse trend. There are no significant changes for those speaking Chinese and other languages in this time period.
The percentage of students speaking English as their first language reduced drastically by 15% from 70% in 1980 to 55% in 1990. In contrast, students speaking Urdu showed a notable surge of 13% in ten years.
Meanwhile, Chinese-speaking students experienced a moderate increase of just 2% by the year 1990. On the other hand, the number for those speaking other languages maintained a stable 6% during the study period.
