The table highlights information about the percentage of English native – speaking men and women who chose to study one of nine foreign languages at a foreign language school in the UK in the year 2020.
Overall, what stands out from the table is that Arabic was the most popular language among men, while Mandarin was more commonly chosen by women compared to other languages. Additionally, there was a significant gender disparity in the choice of Mandarin, with a substantially higher preference among women than men.
Arabic was the most preferred language among men, while Mandarin was the most popular choice for women. Notably, Mandarin exhibited the largest gender difference in preference, with a 13% gap. The percentage of men learning Welsh was double that of women, at 8% compared to 4%. Similarly, twice as many men chose to study German compared to women.
Conversely, Spanish garnered equal favor among both genders, with 19% of men and women opting for this language. Likewise, the proportion of females studying Japanese slightly exceeded that of men, at 10% and 9%, respectively. Finally, Italian was the least popular language for both men and women.